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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 Hample (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 Hample. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Hample is located in Sargent County.

To see how the shape of North Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sargent County: Dickey, Ransom, Richland, Brown (SD) & Marshall (SD).

Below are the counties that are near Hample. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hample:

  • Sargent County     (The home county of Hample)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hample, with the one closest to Hample listed first.
    • Straubville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Straubville is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
    • Cogswell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harlem ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Harlem is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Stirum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stirum is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirum
    • Brampton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brampton is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
    • Forman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gwinner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Havana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Milnor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cayuga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ransom City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ransom City is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
  • Dickey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hample, with the one closest to Hample listed first.
    • Oakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Norway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Norway is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Glover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Glover is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Ludden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludden is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Guelph
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Guelph is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
    • Silverleaf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
    • Fullerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ellendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Monango
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Monango is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • LaMoure County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hample, with the one closest to Hample listed first.
    • Verona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • LaMoure
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
    • Berlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ransom County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hample, with the one closest to Hample listed first.
    • Elliott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Elliott is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
    • Lisbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Ransom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Brown County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hample, with the one closest to Hample listed first.
    • Hecla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <1>
    • Houghton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Winship
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
  • Marshall County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hample, with the one closest to Hample listed first.
    • Newark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
    • Kidder
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kidder is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • West Britton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • West Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
    • Britton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <1>
    • Amherst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hample, see our County-by-County Page for Hample.

Cemeteries Near Hample ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hample.

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 Hample - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hample covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hample, with the one closest to Hample listed first.

  • Oakes View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Harlem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Old Sargent Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ludden Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brampton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Raphael Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Forman.
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264332 <2>
  • Forman Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Forman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161899 <2>
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • Gwinner Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Old Trinity Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Hample in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hample.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hample, with the one closest to Hample listed first.

  • Nicholson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nicholson is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Oakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Straubville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Straubville is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
  • Cogswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harlem ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harlem is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Glover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glover is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
  • Port Emma ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Emma is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Emma
  • Ludden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ludden is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Clement
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Clement is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
  • Brampton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brampton is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
  • Guelph
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Guelph is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
  • Verona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Newark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
    • Forman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hecla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hample. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hample.

Newspapers Published in Hample ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hample.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hample, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hample.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hample:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Hample) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Hample, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.