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
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Township	Silver Creek
Elevation [1]	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

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]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Hamburg as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.^[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamburg, Clark County, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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.
6. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.