Welcome to South Hammond ...

South Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

The location of South Hammond has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

A typical abbreviation for South Hammond: S. Hammond

South Hammond is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for South Hammond: (315)

Communities Also Named South Hammond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Hammond - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near South Hammond ...

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

• Brockville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockville <4>
• Gouverneur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Philadelphia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Alexandria Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
  • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <4>
• Theresa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Antwerp
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <4>
• Morristown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Richville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <4>
• Hammond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• North Hammond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
  • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Hammond ...

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

Adding South Hammond to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Hammond post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Hammond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

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