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 Hampton (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 Hampton. 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 and doctors 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.
Hampton is located in Livingston County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Hardin (IL), Massac (IL), Pope (IL), Crittenden, Lyon, Marshall & McCracken.
Below are the counties that are near Hampton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hampton:
- Livingston County (The home county of Hampton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Burna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Lola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carrsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Smithland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pinckneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Tiline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Ledbetter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Grand Rivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crider
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Dulaney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Creswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Tolu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Dycusburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Crayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Piney Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Symsonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Melber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Eddyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kuttawa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Carmack
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Calvert City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <1>
- Gilbertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sharpe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Tatumsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Scale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Paducah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Reidland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Hendron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Krebs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lone Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- West Paducah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Massac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Camelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Future City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Cimota City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Dekoven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Blackford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Gallatin County (IL)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Elizabethtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cave-In-Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Rock Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Karbers Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lamb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Saline Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Reevesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wartrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Simpson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Bender ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bender is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- New Burnside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Brookport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Massac City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Joppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Bay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Golconda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamletsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leisure City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Lusk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Eddyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- McCormick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McCormick is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Mitchellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Stonefort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hampton, see our County-by-County Page for Hampton.
Cemeteries Near Hampton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hampton.
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 Hampton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hampton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Duley Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jameison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dyer Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Quarry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rappolee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (521 more) ...
- Cowper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hampton had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Lola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Birdsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birdsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carrsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Bay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Vicksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vicksburg is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Golconda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pinckneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Irma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irma is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Rosiclare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tansill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tansill is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shetlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Hamletsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Levias
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Levias is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levias
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hampton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hampton.
Newspapers Published in Hampton ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hampton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hampton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hampton.
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 Hampton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hampton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hampton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |