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Welcome to Hambden ...

Hambden is located in Geauga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hambden, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Hambden is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hambden: 440 & 436<3>

Communities near Hambden ...

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

  • Mentor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Euclid
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <4>
  • Willoughby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Painesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayfield Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Eastlake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Willowick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lyndhurst
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Wickliffe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Richmond Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hambden ...

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

Adding Hambden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hambden 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 (so far) for Hambden was on a map titled Road Map for Ohio (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hambden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Geauga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hambden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 440 code has been Overlayed with the 436 area code. New phone numbers in the Hambden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. As a result, placing a call in the Hambden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.