Welcome to Fort Hamilton ...

Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Hamilton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

When the people of Fort Hamilton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hamiltonian<2>

A typical abbreviation for Fort Hamilton: Ft. Hamilton

Fort Hamilton is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Fort Hamilton ...

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

• New York
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From Fort Hamilton to New York
• Bronx
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronx
  • From Fort Hamilton to Bronx
• Newark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Fort Hamilton to Newark
• Jersey City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jersey City
  • From Fort Hamilton to Jersey City
• Elizabeth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth
  • From Fort Hamilton to Elizabeth
• Clifton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clifton
  • From Fort Hamilton to Clifton
• Passaic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Passaic
  • From Fort Hamilton to Passaic
• Union City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union City
  • From Fort Hamilton to Union City
• Bayonne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayonne
  • From Fort Hamilton to Bayonne
• East Orange
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Orange
  • From Fort Hamilton to East Orange

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Hamilton ...

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

Adding Fort Hamilton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Fort Hamilton post office opened in 1833.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/