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Welcome to Hamby ...

Hamby is located in Hopkins County<1>.

Hamby is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hamby: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Hamby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hamby - they are located in Michigan and Texas.

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

Communities near Hamby ...

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

  • Madisonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Princeton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Providence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawson Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Earlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Nortonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • White Plains
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mortons Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Crofton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamby ...

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

Adding Hamby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamby 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 (so far) for Hamby was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Hopkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Hamby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Hamby area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.