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Welcome to Hamlet ...

Hamlet is located in Providence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamlet, 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.

Hamlet is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hamlet: 401

Communities Also Named Hamlet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Hamlet - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Hamlet ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Hamlet ...

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

  • Providence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cranston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Framingham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pawtucket
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • East Providence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Attleboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumberland is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • North Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
  • North Attleboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 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 Hamlet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hamlet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamlet ...

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

Adding Hamlet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamlet 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 Hamlet was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamlet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Providence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamlet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.