Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about New Hope (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for New Hope. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New Hope is located in Coffee County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near New Hope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Hope:
- Coffee County (The home county of New Hope)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Java
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Frisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Roeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Mixson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Clintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Elba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Danleys Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Elamville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Louisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bullock County
- Perote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- County Line
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Rose Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Opp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Bullock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Social Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Brantley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Luverne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Petrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rutledge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Vernledge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Dozier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Ariton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Ozark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Holiday Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Arguta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Level Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Fort Rucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mabson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Skipperville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Ewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Daleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Scranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Chancellor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Bellwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Coffee Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Tarentum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Tennille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Brundidge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mossy Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Pronto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Banks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Hope, see our County-by-County Page for New Hope.
Cemeteries Near New Hope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Hope.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for New Hope - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Hope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Selgar Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hawhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strickland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pea River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find New Hope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Hope.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Tabernacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tennille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Clintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Dillard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Brundidge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ozark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Pronto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Edwardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Elba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arguta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Little Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Hope. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Hope.
Newspapers Published in New Hope ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Hope, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Hope.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to New Hope:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |