Hamlet, North Dakota

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Hamlet
Unincorporated community
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Hamlet
Location within the state of North Dakota
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Hamlet
Hamlet (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°37′43″N103°03′06″W / 48.62861°N 103.05167°W / 48.62861; -103.05167
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Williams
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 701
GNIS feature ID1029291 [1]

Hamlet is an unincorporated community northwest of McGregor, Williams County, North Dakota, United States. [1]

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Geography

The community is located midway between Wildrose and McGregor. [2] It is in Big Meadow Township. [3]

History

Hamlet was originally a railroad station on the Great Northern Railway, and was named Hankey in honor of the first postmaster, Frank Hankey. [2]

The population peaked in 1930, with 219 residents in 1930. [3] However, the community went into decline and by 1940, there were just 75 residents. [4] By 1960, there were just 25 residents. The Hamlet post office closed in 1975. [3]

Today there are only a handful of residents, some grain elevators, and the remains of the public school.

Hamlet is not to be confused with a town of the same name: Hamlet, LaMoure County, North Dakota. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Miller, Donald C. (1990). Ghosts on a Sea of Grass: Ghost Towns of the Plains : Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming. Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. p. 153. ISBN   978-0-929521-33-6.
  3. 1 2 3 4 North Dakota Place Names : How North Dakota's Cities & Counties, from Ghost Towns to Boom Towns, Got Their Names. digitalhorizonsonline.org. p. 84. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 719.


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