The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Hamlet was originally a railroad station on the Great Northern Railway, and was named Hankey in honor of the first postmaster, Frank Hankey.
The population peaked in 1930, with 219 residents in 1930. However, the community went into decline and by 1940, there were just 75 residents. By 1960, there were just 25 residents. The Hamlet post office closed in 1975.
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.
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Start Hamlet’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hamlet’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Hamlet, decade by decade
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Nothing in Hamlet is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hamlet has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mckinney Cemetery in McKinney, 7.2 miles away.
Hamlet and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.