Hamburg, Clark County, Indiana
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Coordinates: 38°23′00″N 85°46′03″W / 38.38333°N 85.76750°WCoordinates: 38°23′00″N 85°46′03″W / 38.38333°N 85.76750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clark |
Township | Silver Creek |
Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
ZIP code | 47172 |
FIPS code | 18-30546[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 435630[2] |
Hamburg is an unincorporated community in Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana. Parts of Hamburg are within the municipal boundaries of Clarksville and Sellersburg.
History[]
Hamburg was laid out in 1837.[3] It was named after Hamburg, in Germany.[4] Hamburg contained a post office from the 1830s until the 1850s.[5]
Geography[]
Hamburg is located at 38°23′00″N 85°46′03″W / 38.38333°N 85.76750°W.
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Hamburg, Clark County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 25.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...and named for the city in Germany.
- ^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Louisville metropolitan area
- Populated places established in 1837
- 1837 establishments in Indiana
- Louisville metropolitan area, Indiana geography stubs
- Louisville metropolitan area stubs