City of Hamer, Jefferson County, Idaho, United States

Overview of Hamer

• Name:
  Hamer
• Official Name:
  City of Hamer
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Jefferson County, Idaho, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located in secs 15 and 22,T7N,R36E, Boise Meridian
• History (GNIS):
  Maier Kaufman established and ran a stage station here in the late 1860s, one of several on the route from Utah to Butte, Montana, by way of Fort Lemhi. Kaufman operated several such stations, the last two being Sand Hole and Hole in the Wall. Named for the sand soil and hole "hollow."
• Surveys:
  Township 7 North, Range 36 East, Boise Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:43.927130943° 55' 37.7"N

  Longitude:-112.2060903112° 12' 21.9"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Hawgood 4.8 mi. SE
  • Camas 5.6 mi. N
  • Sage Junction 6.7 mi. S
  • Jones Crossing (Clark County) 11.1 mi. N
  • Terreton 12.9 mi. SW
  • Mud Lake 14.7 mi. SW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Population:
  13
• Elevation:
  1,464 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  949770865
• Updated Apr 19, 2020