Welcome to Hamerville ...
Hamerville is located in Buchanan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamerville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Hamerville is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hamerville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Hamerville: 319
Communities near Hamerville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hamerville.
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Jesup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
- Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <3>
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <3>
- La Porte City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Urbana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Urbana is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <3>
- Palo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winthrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
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 Hamerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hamerville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hamerville. 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 Hamerville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamerville. See our Newspapers Page for Hamerville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamerville ...
Looking for more information about Hamerville? 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 Hamerville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hamerville.
Adding Hamerville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hamerville 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 Hamerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hamerville post office opened in 1897.
We also found Hamerville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamerville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamerville - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |