Welcome to Hampton Springs ...

Hampton Springs is located in Taylor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hampton Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

A typical abbreviation for Hampton Springs: Hampton Spgs. (or less commonly used: Hampton Spngs. or Hampton Sprngs.)

Hampton Springs is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Hampton Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hampton Springs.

• Perry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
• Shady Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Grove <3>
• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
• Buckville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
  • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
• Day
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Day is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Day <3>
• Lamont
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <3>
• Greenville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Thomas City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
• Aucilla
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
• Dowling Park
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
  • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County

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 Hampton Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hampton Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hampton Springs. 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 Hampton Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hampton Springs ...

Looking for more information about Hampton Springs? 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 Hampton Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hampton Springs.

Adding Hampton Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hampton Springs 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 Hampton Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Hampton Springs post office opened in 1904.

We also found Hampton Springs on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hampton Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Taylor County: www.tcfl-libinfo.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/