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Welcome to Hammville ...

Hammville is located in Kent County<1>.

Hammville is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hammville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hammville: 302

Communities near Hammville ...

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

  • Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Camden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Townsend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyoming
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Felton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Frederica
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cecilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilton
    • Cecilton is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hammville ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hammville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.