Welcome to Hampton ...

Hampton is located in Upshur County<1>.

The location of Hampton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hampton, 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.

Hampton is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hampton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Hampton: (304) and (681)<4>

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.

• Buckhannon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <5>
• Weston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Philippi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <5>
• Belington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
  • Belington is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <5>
• Junior
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
  • Junior is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Lost Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
• Jane Lew
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Lew
  • Jane Lew is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane Lew <5>
• Womelsdorf
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
  • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
• Abbott
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Abbott is located in Upshur County
• Reger
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
  • Reger is located in Upshur County

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 for Hampton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hampton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hampton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hampton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/