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Welcome to Hamlin ...

Hamlin is located in Tunica County<1>.

Hamlin is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hamlin: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Hamlin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hamlin - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hamlin ...

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

  • Helena - West Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
  • West Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Helena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jonestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Friars Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Crenshaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Tunica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sledge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sledge is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Coahoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lula
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lula is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamlin ...

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

Adding Hamlin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamlin 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 Hamlin was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamlin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tunica, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamlin - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Hamlin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Hamlin 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.