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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Platte County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Platte County: Atchison (KS), Leavenworth (KS), Wyandotte (KS), Buchanan, Clay, Clinton & Jackson.
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:
- Platte County (The home county of Hampton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Weatherby Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Ferrelview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Platte City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Platte Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Waldron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Lake Waukomis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Parkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Leavenworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Houston Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Faucett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- De Kalb
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Willow Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Lewis and Clark Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Agency
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Saxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Barry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Nashua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Gladstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Kansas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Trimble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Gower
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Kansas City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Cement City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Leeds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Maywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Raytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Little Blue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Crystal Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Excelsior Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Homestead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Lawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wood Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Oak Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Atchison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Douglas County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Weaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- McLouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Holliday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lake Quivira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Roeland Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westwood Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Countryside
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fairway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Merriam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mission
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Shawnee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilder
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Bain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
- Leavenworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Kickapoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Basehor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <1>
- Hoge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Jarbalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Lowemont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Loring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton, with the one closest to Hampton listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Piper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Kansas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Turner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Edwardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Argentine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Bonner Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Rixey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brightwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nolan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Naylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Platte City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Hampton had 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.
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Waldron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Platte City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Parkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Leavenworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Wolcott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Barry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Nearman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nearman is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearman
- Nearman has also been known as:
- Nearmons Station
- Nashua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stillings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stillings is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
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 251 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 18 miles [29 km]<3>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Missouri
- Pages specific to Platte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Ray County
- Atchison County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Wyandotte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Hampton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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'. |