Hamburg, Franklin County, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Elevation

^[1]

974 ft (297 m)

47036

Hamburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°22′54″N 85°15′03″W / 39.38167°N 85.25083°W / 39.38167; -85.25083
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Franklin
Township	Ray
Elevation ^[1]	974 ft (297 m)
ZIP code	47036
FIPS code	18-30564^[2]
GNIS feature ID	2830377^[1]

Hamburg is an unincorporated community in Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

Hamburg was platted in 1864 by Wesley Martin.^[3] It was named after Hamburg, in Germany.^[4]

Hamburg was once a thriving Catholic community. St. Ann's Catholic Church was founded in Hamburg in 1869. The Church closed its doors in 2013 merging with Holy Family Parish in Oldenburg.^[5]^[6]

A post office was established at Hamburg in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929.^[7]

During the Super Outbreak on April 3, 1974, a tornado destroyed 90% of the town.^[8]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamburg, Franklin County, Indiana
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 167.
↑ 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.
↑ "Indianapolis Archdiocese announces closure of 12 parishes". Fox 59. June 7, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
↑ "St. Anne Parish in Hamburg". www.archindy.org. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
↑ Public Affairs, Indiana Department of Homeland Security (April 3, 2024). "Remembering the Stories of '74". ArcGIS StoryMaps. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Brookville
City	Batesville‡	Map of Indiana highlighting Franklin County
Towns	Brookville Cedar Grove Laurel Mount Carmel Oldenburg
Townships	Bath Blooming Grove Brookville Butler Fairfield Highland Laurel Metamora Posey Ray Salt Creek Springfield Whitewater
CDPs	Andersonville Blooming Grove Hamburg Lake Santee‡ Lake View Lakeshore Resort Metamora New Trenton Peppertown
Other communities	Bath Buena Vista Drewersburg Enochsburg Highland Center Huntersville Klemmes Corner Millville Mixersville Mound Haven Mount Auburn New Fairfield Oak Forest Old Bath Palestine Peoria Raymond Rockdale Saint Marys Saint Peter Scipio‡ Sharptown South Gate Stavetown Whitcomb Yellow Bank Youngs Corner
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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