Welcome to Mount Hamill ...

Mount Hamill is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Hamill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Hamill: Mt. Hamill

Mount Hamill is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Hamill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Mount Hamill: (319)

In the past, Mount Hamill was named Courtwright. and Hamill. For more information about the names of Mount Hamill, see The Names of Mount Hamill on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Mount Hamill ...

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

• Fort Madison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
  • Fort Madison is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <3>
• Mount Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
• New London
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
• Nauvoo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <3>
• West Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
• Keosauqua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keosauqua
  • Keosauqua is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keosauqua <3>
• Danville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Des Moines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
• Donnellson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <3>
• Montrose
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
• Farmington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <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 Mount Hamill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Hamill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Hamill ...

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

Adding Mount Hamill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Hamill post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Hamill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lee County: www.leecounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/