Welcome to Hamrick ...

Hamrick is located in Yancey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamrick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

Hamrick is 2,720 feet [829 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hamrick is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Hamrick lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Hamrick: (828)

Websites for Hamrick ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yanceychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hamrick, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hamrick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hamrick - they are located in Indiana and Texas.

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

Communities near Hamrick ...

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

• Black Mountain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
• Marion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Spruce Pine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <4>
• Mars Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
• Burnsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Montreat
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <4>
• Old Fort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
  • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <4>
• Bakersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
  • Bakersville is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersville <4>
• Little Switzerland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Switzerland
  • Little Switzerland is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Switzerland <4>
• Micaville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
  • Micaville is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micaville <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 Hamrick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hamrick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamrick ...

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

Adding Hamrick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamrick 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 Hamrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hamrick post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamrick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/