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Welcome to East Hamilton ...

East Hamilton is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

East Hamilton is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Hamilton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

When the people of East Hamilton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hamiltonian<2>

A typical abbreviation for East Hamilton: E. Hamilton

East Hamilton is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for East Hamilton: 936

Communities Also Named East Hamilton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Hamilton - they are located in New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near East Hamilton ...

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

  • Zwolle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwolle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zwolle <4>
  • San Augustine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hemphill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Converse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Huxley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Huxley is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Noble
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <4>
  • Geneva
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Milam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosevine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • Bayou Scie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Hamilton ...

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

Adding East Hamilton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Hamilton 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 East Hamilton was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Hamilton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of East Hamilton refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of East Hamilton may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Hamilton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.