Leave your cares at home welcome to the hampton inn jasper al there arent many better places to relax in the peaceful pretty foothills of the appalachian mountains jasper named in honor of sergeant william jasper a red stick war soldier was settled in 1815 and was once the worlds leading producer of coal our friendly town is the birthplace of george lindsey the actor who played goober on the andy griffith show our most recent claim to fame is as the fictional home of sawyer a lead