Welcome to Hamburg ...

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.

Hamburg would have been located within present day Perry County<2>.

The location of Hamburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hamburg is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hamburg was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hamburg would have been located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Hamburg ...

While we believe that this Hamburg is located in Perry County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Hamburg. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fairfield, Preble and Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 35 communities that are also named Hamburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hamburg ...

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

• Athens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Logan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Nelsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Nelsonville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <5>
• New Lexington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <5>
• Crooksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <5>
• Roseville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Glouster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glouster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glouster
  • Glouster is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glouster <5>
• McConnelsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
  • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <5>
• Somerset
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <5>
• Chauncey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
  • Chauncey is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 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 Hamburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hamburg.

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

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

Adding Hamburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamburg in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hamburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hamburg on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/