Hamburg, Clark County, Indiana
Appearance
Hamburg | |
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![]() Clark County's location in Indiana | |
Coordinates: 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 | 492 ft (150 m) |
ZIP code | 47172 |
FIPS code | 18-30546[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 435630[1] |
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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamburg, Clark County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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 August 30, 2014.