Hampton, Kentucky
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Salem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42047. It stands on Whippoorwill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lola quadrangle. It stands 531 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1916 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500
- 1920 USGS Goloonda quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lola quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
14 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Hampton between 1999 and 2016, burning about 334 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 March 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 February 1999 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Hampton: 9 prospects, 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Cadmium, Germanium, Gallium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenden - Black - Wright | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Prospect | 1919 | |
| Dyers Hill Fluorspar Deposits | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Cadmium, Germanium, Gallium | Past Producer | 1950, 1956 | |
| Lasher Project | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Prospect | 1970 | |
| May Mine | Zinc, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Larkin Croft Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Sunderland Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| B.S.Watson Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Bonanza | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1902, 1903 | |
| Dyers Hill Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Kemper Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hampton in 6 storm reports between 1995 and 2013: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Hampton | $100,000 | The tornado began on the southwest side of town and travelled northeast along Highway 838. Peak winds were estimated around 120 mph. The average path width was 175 yards. The sanctuary of a church collapsed. The steeple was blown off a second church, and some shingles were damaged. Several trees were blown down or snapped. A few homes received shingle damage. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hampton | $2,000 | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hampton | $1,000 | Tree branches around three to four inches in diameter were blown off trees. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Hampton | - | Kentucky Highway 135 was flooded in northern Livingston County. Water over road signs were posted, and travel was discouraged along that section of road. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hampton | - | Trees were down on Highway 135 near Hampton, near Birdsville, and in the Burna area. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Hampton | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burna | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Lola | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Mullikin Junction | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Joy | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Birdsville | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Bayou | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| Lemen Landing | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Miller Landing | 6.9 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hampton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q15222685 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 493649. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












