Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hampden (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hampden. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hampden is located in Marengo County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Hampden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hampden:
- Marengo County (The home county of Hampden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampden, with the one closest to Hampden listed first.
- Vineland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Flatwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Dixon's Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Moss ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Thomaston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Consul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Hugo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Sweet Water
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Aimwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampden, with the one closest to Hampden listed first.
- Tompkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Lavaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Pennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Choctaw City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampden, with the one closest to Hampden listed first.
- Atkeison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Nettleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Dickinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Morvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Campbell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Grove Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zimco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Whatley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampden, with the one closest to Hampden listed first.
- Central Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Safford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crumptonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Orrville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Browns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampden, with the one closest to Hampden listed first.
- Gallion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampden, with the one closest to Hampden listed first.
- Hybart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Vredenburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampden, with the one closest to Hampden listed first.
- Freetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Ellawhite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- The Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampden, with the one closest to Hampden listed first.
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Anne Manie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Lamison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Kimbrough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Pine Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Catherine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Yellow Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Millers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Gastonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Alberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hampden, see our County-by-County Page for Hampden.
Cemeteries Near Hampden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hampden.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hampden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hampden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hampden, with the one closest to Hampden listed first.
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- DeVan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mormons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Living Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pritchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hampden had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hampden, with the one closest to Hampden listed first.
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Vineland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Kimbrough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Lamison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Pine Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Clayhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill
- Atkeison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Sunny South
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunny South is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny South
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Dixon's Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hampden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hampden.
Newspapers Published in Hampden ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hampden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hampden, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hampden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hampden:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Hale County
- Monroe County
- Perry County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hampden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hampden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |