Hamlin

History

The city was named for W. H. Hamlin, a railroad official of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. The Orient reached Hamlin in 1906 Hamlin later gained its first and only hospital, Hamlin Memorial Hospital, in 1948; it is operated by Hamlin Hospital District and owns Hamlin Medical Clinic.

Geography

Hamlin is located in northwestern Jones County. The city limits extend west into Fisher County, although no people lived in this portion as of 2010. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, is covered by water. U.S. Route 83 passes through the center of Hamlin as Central Avenue, leading north to Aspermont and southeast to Anson, the Jones County seat. Abilene is to the southeast. Texas State Highway 92 crosses Hamlin as Lake Drive, leading east to Stamford and west 20 miles to Rotan.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  197
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

  Tyrannus forficatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  160
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  148
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  140
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  137
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  128
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  117
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  116

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2026-06-06
  16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
• M 2.8 — 2026-06-06
  16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
• M 2.6 — 2026-04-04
  17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas
• M 2.9 — 2026-03-29
  17 km N of Snyder, Texas
• M 2.5 — 2026-03-28
  17 km N of Snyder, Texas
• M 2.6 — 2026-03-16
  11 km SW of Rotan, Texas