Welcome to Hamlet ...

Hamlet is located in Williams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamlet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Hamlet is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hamlet is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Hamlet, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Hamlet: (701)

Communities Also Named Hamlet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Hamlet - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hamlet ...

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

• Tioga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Tioga is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <3>
• Powers Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
  • Powers Lake is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers Lake <3>
• Wildrose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose
  • Wildrose is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildrose <3>
• Noonan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonan
  • Noonan is located in Divide County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noonan <3>
• Alamo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
• McGregor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • McGregor is located in Williams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <3>
• Battleview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
  • Battleview is located in Burke County
• Corinth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Williams County
• Larson
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
  • Larson is located in Burke County
• Ray
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Ray is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamlet ...

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

Adding Hamlet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hamlet post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamlet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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