Hamburg, Clark County, Indiana

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Hamburg
Unincorporated community
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Clark County's location in Indiana
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Hamburg
Location in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°23′00″N85°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 ID435630 [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.

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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″N85°46′03″W / 38.38333°N 85.76750°W / 38.38333; -85.76750 .

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Hamburg, Clark County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp.  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 August 30, 2014.


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