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History · Hampton

Hampton dates to 1859, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1949 on and the census since 1900.

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How Hampton began

When was Hampton founded?

1859

Hampton dates its founding to 1859 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 198 in 19002020 census: 432167 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1882.The full story ↓

What stands out about Hampton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hampton’s history is told.

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The story

How Hampton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hampton.

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In 1859, Hampton was first settled as a community called "Crossroads", and was officially incorporated as the "Town of Crossroads" in 1870, but later renamed the "Town of Hampton" in 1882. It had to be reincorporated as a municipality twice for allowing its municipal charter to lapse in 1893 and 1911. In 1925, when it became known as the "City of Hampton". At the time, it was at the junction of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway and the Seaboard Air Line Railroad with stations for both.

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Timeline

Hampton, 1859 to 1949

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1859
    FoundingHampton is established
  3. 1882Post officeThe Hampton post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1949On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Hampton, decade by decade

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Thermacell2026ThermacellSunoco2026SunocoOld fire station2026Old fire stationHampton, Florida Post Office2026Hampton, Florida Post OfficeHampton, Florida City Limits on EB CR182026Hampton, Florida City Limits on EB CR18Hampton, Florida City Hall2026Hampton, Florida City HallHampton Cemetery2026Hampton CemeteryEB Bradford CR18 at US3012026EB Bradford CR18 at US301Citgo2026CitgoCSX Wildwood Subdivision crossing CR-182026CSX Wildwood Subdivision crossing CR-18OSM of2022OSM ofHampton, Florida2020Hampton, FloridaCity of Hampton Operational Audit2014City of Hampton Operational AuditBookUS301nRoad-HamptonCityLimits2012US301nRoad-HamptonCityLimitsCR325 Sign2012CR325 SignFLMap-doton-Hampton2004FLMap-doton-Hampton
On the map

Hampton on the map, 1949 to 1991

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hampton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hampton on the 1949 USGS mapHampton on the 1991 USGS map1949Waldo sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hampton.

People over time

Hampton, census by census

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Between 198 and 500 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hampton’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hampton

Nobody well known was born in Hampton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tom PettyAmerican musician · b. 1950
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Maya RudolphAmerican actress and comedian · b. 1972
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Noah LylesAmerican sprinter · b. 1997
Dustin MoskovitzAmerican computer/Internet entrepreneur · b. 1984
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Philip H. DybvigAmerican economist · b. 1955
Robert HoffmanAmerican actor · b. 1985

Questions about Hampton’s history

What year was Hampton founded?

In 1859, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hampton’s post office opened in 1882, and the census of 1900 counted 198 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (16), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.