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Welcome to Hamilton Beach ...

Hamilton Beach is located in Queens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamilton Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

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

A typical abbreviation for Hamilton Beach: Hamilton Bch.

Hamilton Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Hamilton Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hamilton Beach - they are located in Massachusetts and Ontario.

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

Communities near Hamilton Beach ...

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

  • New York
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Bronx
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
    • 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>
  • Newark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Jersey City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Yonkers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
  • Elizabeth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • New Rochelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Union City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bayonne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
    • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamilton Beach ...

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

Adding Hamilton Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hamilton Beach post office opened in 1921.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Queens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Hamilton Beach refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Hamilton Beach may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamilton Beach - 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/