City of Hamer Jefferson County, Idaho


Mapped Location

City of Hamer: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on City of Hamer

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Hamer

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
City of Hamer Official
Hamer Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Hamer

References to City of Hamer that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

HAMER, Jefferson County.—Named for Hon. Thomas R. Hamer who was born in Fulton County, Illinois, May 4, 1864; graduated from the Bloomington Law School, 1891 ; moved to Idaho and entered upon the practice of the law, 1893; promoted to colonel in the Philippine War, 1899; elected to the Sixty-first Congress.

John E. Rees, B. Sc. in Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

 

Last updated: 2017-01-09