Hamburg is an unincorporated community in Fairfield County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Hamburg was laid out around 1812 on the Zane's Trace.[2] The community was named after the German city of Hamburg.[3] A post office called Hamburg was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1905.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamburg, Fairfield County, Ohio
- ↑ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 142.
- ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 50.
- ↑ "Fairfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
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39°39′16″N 82°39′39″W / 39.65444°N 82.66083°W
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