HAMPDEN
(Ramsey). This GNRR town site was founded in 1903 in NE1/4 Sec.
4-158-62, Northfield Twp., and soon absorbed most of the nearby town site
of Northfield, whose post office moved here on July 15, 1903 with Joseph
A. Elliott pm. The Northfield name was disliked by GNRR officials
because of confusion with Northfield, MN. Some say the name honors
Frank Hampden, a pioneer settler in the area, while others say it was
named for a John Hampden. The elevation is 1569, the Zip Code is
58338, and the village, which incorporated in 1917 and became a city in
1968, reached a peak population of 222 in 1930.
-taken from North Dakota Place Names by Douglas A.
Wick
Use the links to the below to read about the history of
Hampden. Some of the what you are reading is outdated.*
history
hampden past
hampden oil co.
hampden school
hampden social
hampden churches
storlie cemetery
'remember when' stories
virtual museum
lists/other
graduates
teachers
school officials
obituaries
online links
northfield twp 1900 census (from microfilm):
page
one
page
two
northfield
twp 1900 census transcribed
*The
information on the History of Hampden was obtained from two
sources: the Hampden
Diamond Jubilee Book, which was made available during June 29-30,
1979, and the Ramsey County History book, a three volume book published
in 1983 detailing the towns and families in Ramsey County, North
Dakota. The Hampden Diamond Jubilee book was compiled by the then Hampden Senior Citizen
Club Heritage Book Committee: Co-Chairmen: Miss Pearl
Aanstad, Mrs. Carl (Mildred) Mortenson. Much of what is found in
the Ramsey County History book is identical to the Jubilee book, as the
same information was used. Where there is a difference I will add
what the Ramsey County book offers as well as the Jubilee book.
Some of the information is no longer accurate in
regards to who lives where, or who is still living. Information
will be updated, but for now, all information is based on a 20+ year old
books.
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