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History · Hamersville

Hamersville dates to 1838, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1931 on and the census since 1880.

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Quick answers

How Hamersville began, and where its name came from

When was Hamersville founded?

1838

Hamersville dates its founding to 1838 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 231 in 18802020 census: 485188 years

How did Hamersville get its name?

Hamersville was named for Thomas Hamer, then a congressman, and later a general in the Mexican–American War.

Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1832. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Hamersville’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 Hamersville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 688 in 1980; 485 people lived here in 2020.Deep rootsEstablished in 1838: 188 years of Hamersville.
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Start Hamersville’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hamersville’s history is told.

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People over time

Hamersville, census by census

010020030040050060070018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 688

Peaked at 688 in 1980; 485 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hamersville’s Wikipedia page.

Timeline

Hamersville, 1832 to 1980

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1832Post officeThe Hamersvillie post office opens
  3. 1838
    FoundingHamersville is established
  4. 20th century
  5. 1931On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1980CensusPopulation peaks at 688
The story

How Hamersville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hamersville.

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Hamersville was laid out in 1838. It was named for Thomas Hamer, then a congressman, and later a general in the Mexican–American War.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Hamersville, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Map of Brown County Ohio Highlighting Hamersville Village2015Map of Brown County Ohio Highlighting Hamersville Vil…MapHamersvilleOH22013HamersvilleOH2HamersvilleOH12013HamersvilleOH1Hamersville, Ohio2012Hamersville, OhioOHMap-doton-Hamersville2004OHMap-doton-Hamersville
On the map

Hamersville on the map, 1931 to 1974

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

Hamersville on the 1931 USGS mapHamersville on the 1960 USGS mapHamersville on the 1974 USGS map1931Higginsport sheet · 1:62,500

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Hagenbaugh Post Officepost office

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hamersville’s history

What year was Hamersville founded?

In 1838, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hamersville’s post office opened in 1832, and the census of 1880 counted 231 people here.

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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 (5), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.