Welcome to Hammond ...Hammond is located in Knox County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Hammond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892. When the people of Hammond refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hammondite<2> Hammond is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Hammond lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Hammond: 606 Communities Also Named Hammond ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Hammond: This one is located in Knox County and the other is located in Johnson County. Beyond Kentucky, there are 33 communities that are also named Hammond - they are located in California (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, 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.
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 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 Hammond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Hammond. Footnotes ...
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