Welcome to New Hampden ...

New Hampden is located in Highland County<1>.

The location of New Hampden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Hampden, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

New Hampden is 2,590 feet [789 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of New Hampden is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: New Hampden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

New Hampden lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near New Hampden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Hampden.

• Franklin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Pendleton County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Durbin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <4>
• Monterey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Harper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
• Dry Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
  • Dry Run is located in Pendleton County (WV)
• Thornwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
  • Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
• McDowell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
  • McDowell is located in Highland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <4>
• Palo Alto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
  • Palo Alto is located in Highland County
• Circleville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pendleton County (WV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
• Zigler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
  • Zigler is located in Pendleton County (WV)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Hampden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Hampden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Hampden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Hampden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hampden. See our Newspapers Page for New Hampden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Hampden ...

Looking for more information about New Hampden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Hampden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Hampden.

Adding New Hampden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Hampden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Hampden was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found New Hampden on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Hampden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Hampden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Highland County: www.highlandcova.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/