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Welcome to Hamburg ...

Hamburg is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hamburg is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hamburg: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Hamburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Hamburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hamburg ...

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

  • Natchez
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
  • Bude
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Roxie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
    • Roxie is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <4>
  • Meadville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • White Apple
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Apple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
    • White Apple is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to White Apple
    • From Hamburg to White Apple
  • Harriston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jeannette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeannette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
    • Jeannette is located in Adams County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jeannette
    • From Hamburg to Jeannette
  • Selma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Adams County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Selma
    • From Hamburg to Selma
  • Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Adams County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Washington
    • From Hamburg to Washington

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamburg ...

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

Adding Hamburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamburg 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 Hamburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hamburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamburg.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamburg - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Hamburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Hamburg 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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