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North Hampton was platted in 1829. A post office called North Hampton has been in operation since 1839.
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North Hampton’s post office opened in 1839, and 41% of its homes were built before 1940
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How North Hampton began
When was North Hampton founded?
1839
The North Hampton post office opened in 1839, the earliest record of the town by name.
2020 census: 457187 years
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What they wrote about North Hampton, 1881–1908
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20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio1908 · page 193Read the page →
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In 1820 Peter Baisinger erected a sawmill on Donnels' Creek, not far from the village of North Hampton. It was later converted into a steam mill by George Cost and afterwards owned and operated by Jacob K. Minnick. It is not now in active operation.
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The history of Clark County, Ohio, containing a history of the county1881Read the page →
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The German Reformed Church has two houses of worship in Pike Township, one in North Hampton and one near thecenter of the township calied Emmanuel Church. The church of this denomination in North Hampton was dedicated in November, 1858. The members of the Building Committee were Geoxgo Cose, D. R. Finn end Jacob Rust. The first minister who preached in the church was the Rev. T. H. Winters, of Dayton, who is still living at a very advanced age. The church first organized with twenty-one members, which was in a few days swelled to thirty-seven. The first Trustees were Peter Mar quart,
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The History of Clark County Ohio,1881 · page 697Read the page →
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The German Reformed Church has two houses of worship in Pike Township, óne in North Hampton and one near the center of the township called Emmanuel Church. The church of this denomination in North Hampton was dedicated in November, 1858. The members of the Building Committee were George Cost, D. R. Zinn and. Jacob Rust. The first minister who preached in the church was the Rev. T. H. Winters, of Dayton, who is still living at a very advanced age. The church first organized with twenty-one members, which was in a few days swelled to thirty-seven. The first Trustees were Peter Marquart,
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20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio1908 · page 756Read the page →
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SIMON MICHAEL, a well known and highly respected retired farmer of the village of North Hampton, and owner of a fine farm of 105 acres in Grerman Town- .«hip, also owns property in the village of North Hampton, and has residence property which is located just at the edge of the village. He has been a resident of
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Roy J. PlunkettAmerican chemist · b. 1910
Places that used to be
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North Hampton’s post office has been open since 1839.
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North Hampton Post Officepost office
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about North Hampton’s history
What year was North Hampton founded?
The North Hampton post office opened in 1839, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
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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 →
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