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Welcome to New Hampden ...New Hampden is located in Highland County<1>. The location of New Hampden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of New Hampden, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. New Hampden is 2,590 feet [789 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude 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 New Hampden lies within the (540) area code. Communities near New Hampden ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Hampden.
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 Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found New Hampden on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911). 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 ...
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