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Welcome to Hamden ...

Hamden is located in Chariton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Hamden is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hamden: 660

Communities Also Named Hamden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Hamden - they are located in Connecticut, Kansas, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Hamden ...

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

  • Brookfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Marceline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Salisbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Huntsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brunswick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bevier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Keytesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bucklin is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Callao
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Cambria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamden ...

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

Adding Hamden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamden 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 Hamden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hamden post office opened in 1874. The Hamden post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Chariton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamden - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/