Welcome to Hampshire ...

Hampshire is located in Steuben County<1>.

The location of Hampshire has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hampshire, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Hampshire is 2,070 feet [631 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hampshire lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hampshire ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hampshire - they are located in Illinois, Maryland (2), Michigan, Ohio, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hampshire ...

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

• Hornell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornell
  • Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornell <4>
• Bath
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
• Alfred
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Alfred has also been known as:
  • Alfred village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
• Canisteo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canisteo
  • Canisteo is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canisteo <4>
• Elkland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
  • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <4>
• Addison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
• Westfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Andover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Avoca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
• Arkport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkport
  • Arkport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkport <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hampshire ...

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

Adding Hampshire to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hampshire 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 for Hampshire was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hampshire post office opened in 1828.

We also found Hampshire in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hampshire.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hampshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/