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Welcome to Hackamore ...

Hackamore is located in Modoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hackamore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Hackamore is 4,700 feet [1,433 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hackamore is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hackamore lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hackamore: 530

Communities near Hackamore ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Hackamore.

  • Tionesta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tionesta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
    • Tionesta is located in Modoc County
  • Canby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lookout Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lookout Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
    • Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
  • Lookout
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Adin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Stronghold
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
    • Stronghold is located in Modoc County
  • Bieber
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
    • Bieber is located in Lassen County
  • Alturas
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas
    • Alturas is located in Modoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,542 people
    • Former name for Alturas:
    • Dorrisville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alturas <4>
  • Pumpkin Center
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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 Hackamore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hackamore.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hackamore. 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 Hackamore.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hackamore ...

Looking for more information about Hackamore? 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 Hackamore, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hackamore.

Adding Hackamore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hackamore 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 Hackamore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hackamore post office opened in 1903.

We also found Hackamore in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hackamore.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Modoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hackamore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/