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History · Hammett

Hammett’s post office opened in 1910

Most of Hammett was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1947 on.

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Quick answers

How Hammett began

When was Hammett founded?

1910

The Hammett post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 332116 years
Founding year: the first Hammett post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hammett’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hammett are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hammett’s history is told.

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The story so far

Hammett, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hammett yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hammett is an unincorporated community in Elmore County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hammett had a population of 332. Hammett is located along Interstate 84 Business and Idaho State Highway 78, about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) west of Glenns Ferry. Hammett has a post office with ZIP Code 83627.

Its first post office opened in 1910.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Hammett, decade by decade

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On the map

Hammett on the map, 1947 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hammett. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hammett on the 1947 USGS mapHammett on the 1951 USGS mapHammett on the 1992 USGS map1947Hammett sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hammett.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hammett

Nobody well known was born in Hammett itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Victor WootenAmerican bass guitarist · b. 1964
Richard McKennaAmerican writer · b. 1913
Ford RaineyAmerican actor · b. 1908
Jeff HastingsSki jumper · b. 1959
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Corbin HarneyWestern Shoshone leader and indigenous rights a… · b. 1920
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David ShawAmerican player of Canadian football · b. 1953

Questions about Hammett’s history

What year was Hammett founded?

The Hammett post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.