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Welcome to Hamburg ...

Hamburg is located in Shenandoah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Hamburg is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hamburg: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Hamburg ...

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

Beyond Virginia, 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, Tennessee (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.

  • Strasburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodstock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Luray
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Broadway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Timberville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Market
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Jackson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
    • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
  • Stanley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
  • Edinburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Toms Brook
    (14 miles [22.5 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 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 for Hamburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hamburg post office opened in 1852.

We also found Hamburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Shenandoah, 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>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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Hamburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Hamburg 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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