Hamlet, North Dakota
Hamlet | |
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Hamlet Location within the state of North Dakota Hamlet Hamlet (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′43″N 103°03′06″W / 48.62861°N 103.05167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Williams |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1029291[1] |
Hamlet is an unincorporated community northwest of McGregor, Williams County, North Dakota, United States.[1]
Geography
The community is located midway between Wildrose and McGregor.[2] It is in Big Meadow Township.[3]
History
Hamlet was originally a railroad station on the Great Northern Railway, and was named Hankey in honor of the first postmaster, Frank Hankey.[2]
The population peaked in 1930, with 219 residents in 1930.[3] However, the community went into decline and by 1940, there were just 75 residents.[4] By 1960, there were just 25 residents. The Hamlet post office closed in 1975.[3]
Today there are only a handful of residents, some grain elevators, and the remains of the public school.
Hamlet is not to be confused with a town of the same name: Hamlet, LaMoure County, North Dakota.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ a b Miller, Donald C. (1990). Ghosts on a Sea of Grass: Ghost Towns of the Plains : Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming. Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-929521-33-6.
- ^ a b c d North Dakota Place Names : How North Dakota's Cities & Counties, from Ghost Towns to Boom Towns, Got Their Names. digitalhorizonsonline.org. p. 84. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 719.