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Welcome to Hambright ...

Hambright is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hambright, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Hambright is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Hambright (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Hambright: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Hambright ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pantertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
  • Etowah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Belltown Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
  • East Cleveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
  • Englewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Benton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • McCaysville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tellico Plains
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hambright ...

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

Adding Hambright to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hambright 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 Hambright was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hambright post office opened in 1910. The Hambright post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hambright.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hambright - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Hambright area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Hambright 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/