Welcome to Hammond ...

Hammond is located in Fulton County<1>.

The location of Hammond has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hammond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

When the people of Hammond refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hammondite<3>

Hammond is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Hammond, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Hammond is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<5>, (678) and (770).

Communities Also Named Hammond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Hammond - they are located in California (2), Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (4), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hammond ...

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

• Atlanta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <6>
• Roswell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <6>
• Johns Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
  • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <6>
• Alpharetta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <6>
• Marietta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <6>
• Smyrna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <6>
• Brookhaven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Peachtree Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <6>
• Milton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
• Tucker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hammond ...

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

Adding Hammond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hammond in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hammond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hammond post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hammond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/