Hamburg is an

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in Silver Creek Township, Clark County,

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. Parts of Hamburg are within the municipal boundaries of Clarksville and Sellersburg.

History

Hamburg was laid out in 1837. It was named after

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, in Germany. Hamburg contained a post office from the 1830s until the 1850s.

Geography

Hamburg is located at .

References

Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Louisville metropolitan area Populated places established in 1837 1837 establishments in Indiana {{LouisvilleMSA-stub