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 Fayette 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 Fayette County: Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
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:
- Fayette 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.
- Bankston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Berry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcraft Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Belk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Kirkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Bazemore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Gu - Win
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jefferson County
- Toadvine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Kennedy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Millport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hightogy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Fernbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Lubbub
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Gordo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Reform
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Stansel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- McShan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- New Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Samantha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Echola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Lake Front Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Buhl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Coker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elrod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Northport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Ingleside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Tuscaloosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Holt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Alberta City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Corona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Coal Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Oakman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Townley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Carbon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eldridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kansas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Parrish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Goodsprings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- America
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Saragossa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
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.
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- El Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (547 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wommack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
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.
- New Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Newtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Moore's Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Bridge
- Samantha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Berry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Stough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stough is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough
- Wiley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lubbub
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Covin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Covin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covin
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palmetto is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Patton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Corona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Kennedy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
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 13 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. 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 start with 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 Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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'. |