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Welcome to Hamburg ...

Hamburg is located in Hardin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

Hamburg is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hamburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hamburg: 731

Communities Also Named Hamburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Hamburg: This one is located in Hardin County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, 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.

  • Tulu
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tulu is located in McNairy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
  • Corinth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Savannah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Swift
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Swift is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Selmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Belle Meade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
  • Adamsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Crump
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Burnsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamburg ...

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

Adding Hamburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamburg 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 Hamburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hamburg post office opened in 1837. The Hamburg post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/