Welcome to Hampton ...Hampton is located in Upshur County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Hampton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Hampton is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Hampton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Hampton: 304 & 681<3> Communities Also Named Hampton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Hampton: This one is located in Upshur County and the other is located in Raleigh County. Beyond West Virginia, there are 45 communities that are also named Hampton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hampton. Communities near Hampton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hampton.
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 Hampton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hampton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hampton. 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 Hampton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hampton. See our Newspapers Page for Hampton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hampton ...Looking for more information about Hampton? 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 Hampton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hampton. Adding Hampton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Hampton 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 (so far) for Hampton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Hampton. Footnotes ...
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