A visit to the Hampton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Hampton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hampton Cemetery:
42.7453, -93.1977
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hampton Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies just to the southwest of the Hampton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hampton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Hampton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hampton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Towle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Towle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle Cemetery
- Hansell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hansell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell Cemetery
- Ingham Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Way Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Way Side Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way Side Cemetery
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lindenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood Cemetery
- Old Chapin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Chapin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapin Cemetery
- Marion Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center Cemetery
- Maynes Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Maynes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynes Grove Cemetery
- Maysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redding Cemetery
- Fourmile Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coulter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- Zion Reformed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Evangelical Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harlan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Harlan Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. John Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. John Zion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hampton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hampton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hampton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hansell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reeve
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Latimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coulter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Faulkner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Dumont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aredale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bristow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Dougherty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Alexander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Popejoy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Iowa Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ackley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kesley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Dows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Robertson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Austinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Rockwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Hampton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hampton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackley
- Dows
- Dows lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hampton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Dumont
- Hampton
- Sheffield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Hampton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Franklin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Hampton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1944742 (Hampton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1944742 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hampton South
- Location given for Hampton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7452509 Lon: -93.197701
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Hampton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |