Do you know of Humphrey ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Humphrey. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Humphrey.
We found mention of Humphrey as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Christian County, Illinois.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Communities Also Named Humphrey ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Humphrey.
Within Illinois, the name Humphrey is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Humphrey [Jefferson County].
- Idaho
- Clark County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Humphrey [Clark County].
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Manistee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Humphrey [Manistee County].
- Nebraska
- Platte County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Humphrey [Platte County].
- New Brunswick
- Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Humphrey.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Humphrey [Cattaraugus County].
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Humphrey [Duplin County].
- Onslow County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Humphrey [Onslow County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Humphrey.
- Washington
- King County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Humphrey [King County].
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Humphrey [Wood County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Humphrey ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Humphrey:
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)
The FIPS database contains an entry for Humphrey.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 17/36607 (Place Name: Humphrey)
County: Christian (FIPS State/County: 17/021)
Class: X3
More Orphans in Christian County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Christian County.
| Blackburn | |
| Randellsville | |
| City Park | Rosemond |
| Lake Pana | Sharps |
| Miller's | Willey Station |
| Morgansville |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Humphrey could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |