This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Miller Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2YB.2ACI/2107 Message Board Post: Is someone able to tell me who Hamer Twp. is named after? As I've done research on my Highland County roots, I've come across the name "Hamer" in many of the families (including my Miller's). Is it German? Thanks in advance. Diane Carter Alpine, TX