Hamburg, Clark County, Indiana
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. It was named after Hamburg, in Germany. Hamburg contained a post office from the 1830s until the 1850s.
References
- ^ 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.