Hampton, Oregon

Hampton is an unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Brothers, on U.S. Route 20, on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert.[2] It is the largest settlement between Bend and Hines.[3]

Hampton was named for the Hampton Buttes, which in turn were named for Joe Hampton, who moved to the area from Eugene in the 1870s.[4][5] Hampton post office was established in 1911 and closed in 1953, after one intermission.[4] In 1940 Hampton had a population of 41.[5] As of 2003, Hampton, also known as Hampton Station, had a gas station and a restaurant.[4]

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Lane County

There is also a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad Cascade Line (now the Union Pacific) named "Hampton", on Lookout Point Lake about 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Lowell.[4][2] It was established in 1952, when the railroad was relocated because of the creation of the lake, and named for Harry A. Hampton, the railroad division engineer from 1922 to 1943.[4]

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