Welcome to Hamlet ...

Hamlet is located in Faulkner County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Hamlet, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamlet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Hamlet is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hamlet lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Hamlet: (501)

Communities Also Named Hamlet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Hamlet - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hamlet.

Communities near Hamlet ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hamlet.

• Conway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Sherwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <4>
• Jacksonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Cabot
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
  • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <4>
• Maumelle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <4>
• Greenbrier
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
  • Greenbrier is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbrier <4>
• Vilonia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
  • Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <4>
• Austin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
• Mayflower
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Mayflower is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayflower <4>
• Wooster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hamlet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hamlet.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hamlet. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamlet.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamlet. See our Newspapers Page for Hamlet.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamlet ...

Looking for more information about Hamlet? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hamlet, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hamlet.

Adding Hamlet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamlet in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hamlet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hamlet post office opened in 1887.

We also found Hamlet in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamlet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hamlet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/