Welcome to Hammil ...

Hammil is located in Mono County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hammil, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hammil is 4,590 feet [1,399 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hammil is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Hammil: 760 & 442<3>

Communities near Hammil ...

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

• Benton Hot Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Hot Springs
  • Benton Hot Springs is located in Mono County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Benton Hot Springs
  • From Hammil to Benton Hot Springs
• Benton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Mono County
  • Former name for Benton:
  • Benton Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Benton
  • From Hammil to Benton
• Chalfant Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfant Valley
  • Chalfant Valley is located in Mono County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chalfant Valley
  • From Hammil to Chalfant Valley
• Montgomery City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
  • Montgomery City is located in Mono County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montgomery City
  • From Hammil to Montgomery City
• Mesa Camp
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Camp
  • Mesa Camp is located in Mono County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mesa Camp
  • From Hammil to Mesa Camp
• Tom's Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom's Place
  • Tom's Place is located in Mono County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tom's Place
  • From Hammil to Tom's Place
• Aspen Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Springs
  • Aspen Springs is located in Mono County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Aspen Springs
  • From Hammil to Aspen Springs
• North Landing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Landing
  • North Landing is located in Mono County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Landing
  • From Hammil to North Landing
• South Landing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Landing
  • South Landing is located in Mono County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Landing
  • From Hammil to South Landing
• Dyer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Esmeralda County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dyer
  • From Hammil to Dyer

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hammil ...

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

Adding Hammil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hammil 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 Hammil was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hammil.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/