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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 Low 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 Low 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 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.

Low Hampton is located in Washington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Low Hampton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Hampton, with the one closest to Low Hampton listed first.
    • Hampton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hampton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Whitehall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chubbs Dock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
    • Dresden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dresden is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • North Granville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Granville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
    • Truthville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Truthville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
    • Middle Granville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Comstock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huletts Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Granville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fort Ann
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • East Hartford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • East Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Hampton, with the one closest to Low Hampton listed first.
    • Ticonderoga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ironville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ironville is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
    • Schroon Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Severance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Hampton, with the one closest to Low Hampton listed first.
    • South Glens Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • English Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Hampton, with the one closest to Low Hampton listed first.
    • Sabbath Day Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
    • Silver Bay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hague
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • North Bolton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
    • Brayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Brayton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Bolton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Queensbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverbank
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Lake George
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Brant Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Warrensburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Adirondack
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Hampton, with the one closest to Low Hampton listed first.
    • Orwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Orwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • East Shoreham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • East Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
    • Leicester Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Leicester Junction is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
    • Richville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Whiting
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Whiting is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Whiting
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shoreham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Shoreham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Leicester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Leicester is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Leicester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Salisbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Salisbury is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Goshen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Goshen is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Hampton, with the one closest to Low Hampton listed first.
    • Rupert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Rupert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • West Rupert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
    • Dorset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorset
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dorset is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Peru
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Sandgate
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Barnumville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Barnumville is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
    • Manchester Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Hampton, with the one closest to Low Hampton listed first.
    • Fair Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fair Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • West Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • West Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
    • Poultney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poultney <1>
    • Castleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
    • West Castleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
    • Poultney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
    • Benson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Benson Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
    • Hubbardton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hubbardton is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
    • Ira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ira is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Middletown Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Windsor County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Hampton, with the one closest to Low Hampton listed first.
    • Plymouth Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Plymouth Union is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Union
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Plymouth is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tyson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tyson is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Emerson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rochester is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
    • Stockbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stockbridge is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Weston is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people

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

Cemeteries Near Low Hampton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Low 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 Low Hampton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cedar Crove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old South Half Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Old North Half Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Carver Falls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hampton Flats Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hosford Tomb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Culver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Blissville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hackett Dam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sciota Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...
    • Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hitchcock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Warren Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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>

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

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

  • Fair Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hydeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hampton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Poultney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poultney <1>
  • West Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
  • Whitehall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • East Poultney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poultney
  • Castleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bomoseen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Castleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
  • Chubbs Dock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
  • Raceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Raceville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • South Poultney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poultney
    • Dresden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dresden is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Benson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Low 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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Low Hampton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Low Hampton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Low Hampton.

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 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 Low Hampton:

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 Low 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Low Hampton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.