[1] The town of Hampton was settled around the year 1864, one mile north of present-day Gordon, Texas.

Just as Hampton was beginning to thrive, the Texas and Pacific Railway started making its way through southern Palo Pinto County.

The new railroad was part of the largest single expansion of the Texas and Pacific system, linking Fort Worth to Sierra Blanca; and it occurred between 1880 and 1881.

Town leaders met and decided that it would be best for the community to move closer to the railroad and take advantage of what it had to offer.

Town leaders included the likes of Albert Lusk, Ben Foster, Jess Neblet, Jim Moore, John Moore, Tod Wood, Alf Beckham, Jasper Odan, Jeff Cowden, and Dock Abels.