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Hampton is located in north-central Hampton County at (32.867514, -81.111554 It is bordered to the southeast by the town of Varnville. U.S. Route 278 passes through the center of Hampton as Elm Street; the highway leads northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Fairfax and southeast through Varnville 30 miles (48 km) to Ridgeland.
Hampton County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,561. [1] Its county seat is Hampton. [2] It was named for Confederate Civil War general Wade Hampton, who in the late 1870s, with the ending of Reconstruction, was elected as governor of South Carolina.
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has maps that show the boundaries of counties, districts, and parishes starting in 1682. [4] Historically, county government in South Carolina has been fairly weak. [5] The 1895 Constitution made no provision for local government, effectively reducing counties to creatures of the state.
The town of Estill is located in the southern half of Hampton County. [5] The town is named for Colonel John Holbrook Estill. Estill was formed in 1900 when the railroad, later Seaboard Air Line Railroad, needed a rail line between Augusta, Georgia and Savannah, Georgia.
Hampton is an unincorporated community in northern Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. The community is on Kentucky Route 135 approximately 13 miles (21 km) south of Carrsville and the Ohio River .
Hampton County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1878, and was originally a two-story structure constructed of brick laid in the common bond pattern in the Italianate style. In 1925, the courthouse was renovated and additional wings were added to the front and rear ...
In 1849, James Wilson Fry, a landowner who purchased the site from the Catlett family in 1833, sold off town lots of what was soon to be the town of Catlettsburg. (The Kentucky Encyclopedia says the Catletts settled the area in 1798. [5]) and Catletts resided at the location until 1847. After establishing this settlement, the Catletts operated ...
Miley is an unincorporated community in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States. [1] The community is located along the Hampton and Branchville Railroad, 7.1 miles (11.4 km) northeast of Hampton. Miley has a post office with ZIP code 29933. [2] [3]