Hamburg, Clark County, Indiana

Hamburg
Unincorporated community

Clark County's location in Indiana
Hamburg

Location in Clark County

Coordinates: 38°23′00″N 85°46′03″W / 38.38333°N 85.76750°W / 38.38333; -85.76750Coordinates: 38°23′00″N 85°46′03″W / 38.38333°N 85.76750°W / 38.38333; -85.76750
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 / 38.38333; -85.76750.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Hamburg, Clark County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. p. 25.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.


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