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Welcome to North Hampton ...

North Hampton is located in Peoria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Hampton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for North Hampton: N. Hampton

North Hampton is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Hampton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for North Hampton: 309 & 861<3>

Communities Also Named North Hampton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named North Hampton - they are located in Maryland, New Hampshire, Ohio and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Hampton.

Communities near North Hampton ...

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

  • Peoria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • East Peoria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
    • Former name for East Peoria:
    • Hilton
  • Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoria Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Creve Coeur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
    • Former name for Creve Coeur:
    • Wesley City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <4>
  • West Peoria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Metamora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Germantown Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Henry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Henry is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
  • Bellevue
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bellevue is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Hampton ...

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

Adding North Hampton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Hampton 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 (so far) for North Hampton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Hampton post office opened in 1838. The North Hampton post office closed in 1902.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Peoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Hampton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the North Hampton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the North Hampton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/