Hamburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfield County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
Hamburg was laid out around 1812 on the Zane's Trace. The community was named after the German city of Hamburg. A post office called Hamburg was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1905.
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′07″N 82°39′39″W / 39.65194°N 82.66083°W / 39.65194; -82.66083
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