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 Station (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 Station. 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.
Name Variations for Hampton Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hampton Station: Hampton Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hampton Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hampton Station.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors 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.
Hampton Station is located in Venango County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Hampton Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hampton Station:
- Venango County (The home county of Hampton Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Station, with the one closest to Hampton Station listed first.
- Coal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Fertigs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Hill City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- President
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Woodland Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- McClintock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Cranberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Station, with the one closest to Hampton Station listed first.
- Parker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Kaylor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Wattersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Tidal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- South Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Station, with the one closest to Hampton Station listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Bruin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Ferris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Petrolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Karns City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Forestville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Station, with the one closest to Hampton Station listed first.
- Venus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Fryburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Marble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Newmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Elk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Knox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shippenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Lamartine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Station, with the one closest to Hampton Station listed first.
- Titusville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gresham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Hydetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Black Ash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Fauncetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Deckard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Vrooman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Tryonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Townville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cochranton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Guys Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk County
- Millstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Station, with the one closest to Hampton Station listed first.
- Tionesta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Trunkeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Fagundus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Gilfoyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Redclyffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Roses
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Clarington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marienville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Balltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Station, with the one closest to Hampton Station listed first.
- Ella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Corsica
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Sigel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Howe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Baxter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Summerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Brookville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ohl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Station, with the one closest to Hampton Station listed first.
- North Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Kilgore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Perrine Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Sandy Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stoneboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- New Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Swamproot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Jackson Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Station, with the one closest to Hampton Station listed first.
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Tidioute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Cobham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- East Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Hermit Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hampton Station, see our County-by-County Page for Hampton Station.
Cemeteries Near Hampton Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hampton Station.
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 Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hampton Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hampton Station, with the one closest to Hampton Station listed first.
- Craig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCrea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Venus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Venus Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Venus and Fryburg. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Venus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46568 <4>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dutch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Perry Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Phipps Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dehner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<5>
While we didn't find Hampton Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hampton Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hampton Station, with the one closest to Hampton Station listed first.
- Coal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Fertigs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Venus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Eagle Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Oleopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oleopolis is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleopolis
- President
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Fern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fern is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fryburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Kossuth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Siverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cranberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hampton Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hampton Station.
Newspapers Published in Hampton Station ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hampton Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hampton Station, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hampton Station.
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 Station:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Mercer County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Venus and Fryburg. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hampton Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |