The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hamel \Ham"el\ (h[a^]m"[e^]l), v. t. [Obs.]
   Same as Hamble.
   [1913 Webster] Hamesecken

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Hamel, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    570
   Housing Units (2000): 242
   Land area (2000):     1.160242 sq. miles (3.005012 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.160242 sq. miles (3.005012 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            32408
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             38.887524 N, 89.843949 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     62046
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hamel, IL
    Hamel