Welcome to Hamilton ...

Hamilton is located in Fillmore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamilton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1863.

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

Hamilton is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hamilton is within the boundaries of the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Hamilton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 75 communities that are also named Hamilton - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas (2), California (3), Colorado (4), Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (5), Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hamilton ...

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

• Rochester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <5>
• Stewartville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
  • Stewartville is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartville <5>
• Chatfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
  • Chatfield is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatfield <5>
• Spring Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
• Eyota
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
  • Eyota is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eyota <5>
• Preston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
• Grand Meadow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow
  • Grand Meadow is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Meadow <5>
• Le Roy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <5>
• Adams
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <5>
• Wykoff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wykoff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykoff
  • Wykoff is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wykoff <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamilton ...

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

Adding Hamilton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamilton 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 Hamilton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hamilton post office opened in 1863.

We also found Hamilton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamilton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/