- Hampton, Missouri
Hampton, Missouri was a small hamlet in rural
Platte County, Missouri .The area around Hampton was picked in 1953 to be home for the Kansas City Industrial Airport. In 1966
Kansas City, Missouri annexed the hamlet as part of upgrading the airport toKansas City International Airport .The hamlet was one of the first settlements following the
Platte Purchase in 1836. [ [http://www.kclibrary.org/localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=120531 Local History - Kansas City Public Library ] ]The hamlet was just south of the airport. It is connected to
Farley, Missouri to the west by NW Farley Hampton Road. The NW Hampton Road goes south from the community. On the official Kansas City list of its neighborhoods it is part ofKCI-2nd Creek, Kansas City .References
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