Hamlet is a town in Davis and Oregon Townships, Starke County, Indiana, United States.

Two railroad lines once existed in Hamlet, one being a division of the former mainline of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), running from Chicago, Illinois to Fort Wayne, Indiana, with the other line being the New York Central's (NYC) Kankakee Belt, running from Elkhart, Indiana to Kankakee, Illinois.

In 1976, Penn Central, along with several other languishing eastern railroads, were in bankruptcy, and was part of the Federal Government's takeover, creating Conrail.

By the early 1980s, the Kankakee Belt had been abandoned and removed, and the former PRR mainline's traffic had dropped dramatically, due to redundant east/west Conrail lines.

Today, what remains of the former PRR mainline is operated by the Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad (CF&E), which services Hamlet's large CO-OP grain elevator during the fall harvest rush.

Hamlet was requested a Dollar General in 2020 and construction was completed in 2021.

U.S. Route 30 bypasses Hamlet, about a half mile to the north.

19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.