Welcome to New Hampden ...
New Hampden is located in Highland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Hampden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
New Hampden is 2,590 feet [789 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of New Hampden is ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: New Hampden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for New Hampden: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near New Hampden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Hampden.
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Durbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Durbin is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <4>
- Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
- Hightown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Dry Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Meadowdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Moyers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Thornwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- McDowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- McDowell is located in Highland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <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 New Hampden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Hampden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Hampden. 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 New Hampden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hampden. See our Newspapers Page for New Hampden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Hampden ...
Looking for more information about New Hampden? 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 New Hampden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Hampden.
Adding New Hampden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Hampden 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 New Hampden was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found New Hampden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Hampden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Hampden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Highland County: www.highlandcova.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Hampden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the New Hampden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the New Hampden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |