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Welcome to Hamilton Square ...

Hamilton Square is located in Mercer County<1>.


The location of Hamilton Square has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamilton Square, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

A typical abbreviation for Hamilton Square: Hamilton Sq. (or less commonly used: Hamilton Sqr.)

Hamilton Square is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hamilton Square is within the boundaries of the (609) area code.

Communities Also Named Hamilton Square ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hamilton Square - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Hamilton Square ...

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

  • Trenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Burlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
  • Morrisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
  • Bordentown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Lambertville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
    • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • New Hope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Yardley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
    • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <4>
  • Beverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Newtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Newtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <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 Hamilton Square. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hamilton Square.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamilton Square ...

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

Adding Hamilton Square to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hamilton Square post office opened in 1844.

We also found Hamilton Square in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamilton Square.

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamilton Square - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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