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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hamburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hamburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hamburg, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hamburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hamburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Hamburg is historic, it would have been located within present day Perry County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Athens, Fairfield, Hocking, Licking, Morgan & Muskingum.
Below are the counties that are near Hamburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamburg:
- Perry County (The home county of Hamburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Corning
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Drakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Rendville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Congo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Ludington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Shawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Straitsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Hartleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Greens Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Bessemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Nelsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chauncey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Amesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Rushville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Fairfield Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Guernsey County
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Murray City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Jobs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Orbiston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Candy Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Union Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Harbor Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Morganville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Elliott Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Deavertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Wrightstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Westland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Joy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Malta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McConnelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Todds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Eagleport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Chesterhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Stockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Cannelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Fultonham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Blue Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Buckeye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Museville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Philo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Zanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- McDonald
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Zanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Pleasant Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Dungannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Olive Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Hoskinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Zaleski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Vales Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- McArthur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Luke Chute
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Decaturville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Watertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Barlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Fillmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Vincent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Churchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Redbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hamburg, see our County-by-County Page for Hamburg.
Cemeteries Near Hamburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamburg.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hamburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hamburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Asberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millertown Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Conn Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stuart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Corning Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dugan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tinker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (697 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Hamburg itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Corning
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Drakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Buckingham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Hartleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Rendville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Burr Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Oak is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Carrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carrington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Ludington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hollister
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollister is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Glouster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moxahala
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moxahala is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxahala
- Bishopville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bishopville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hamburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamburg.
Newspapers Published in Hamburg ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamburg, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hamburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hamburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |