Welcome to Hammond ...

The coastal town of Hammond is located in Clatsop County<1>.

The location of 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 Hammond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

When the people of Hammond refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hammondite<3>

Hammond is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Hammond lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Hammond: (503) & (971)<5>

Communities Also Named Hammond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Hammond - they are located in California (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (4), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hammond ...

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

• Astoria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Clatsop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <6>
• Seaside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Seaside is located in Clatsop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <6>
• Gearhart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gearhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart
  • Gearhart is located in Clatsop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gearhart <6>
• Long Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <6>
• Ilwaco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilwaco
  • Ilwaco is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilwaco <6>
• Jeffers Garden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
  • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
• Chinook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinook
  • Chinook is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinook <6>
• Megler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
  • Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
• Fort Canby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
  • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County (WA)
• Pacific City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
  • Pacific City is located in Pacific County (WA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hammond ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hammond, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hammond.

Adding Hammond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Hammond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hammond post office opened in 1897.

We also found Hammond on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hammond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clatsop County: www.co.clatsop.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/