Official Name: | Hamburg, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hamburg |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 407 |
Coordinates: | 31.5789°N -91.0667°W |
Area Code: | 601 & 769 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 693401 |
Hamburg is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States.
Hamburg is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[1] The community was incorporated in 1886 and unincorporated at a later date.[2]
A post office operated under the name Hamburgh from 1838 to 1893 and under the name Hamburg from 1893 to 1965.[3]
Hamburg was formerly home to three separate newspapers. The Franklin Herald was established in 1886 and operated in Hamburg until 1890, when the printing equipment was moved to Knoxville.[4] The Hamburg Gazette was published weekly beginning in 1900.[5] The Gusher was also published weekly by O. Q. Griffing beginning in 1901.[6]
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad operated a gravel pit in Hamburg.[7]