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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 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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Hope is located in Hempstead County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hempstead County: Clark, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada & Pike.

Below are the counties that are near Hope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hope:

  • Hempstead County     (The home county of Hope)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
    • Perrytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Oakhaven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Shover Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sheppard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Washington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Patmos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Patmos is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Fulton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • McNab
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • McNab is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Blevins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ozan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ozan is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Columbus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McCaskill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Clark County
  • Columbia County
  • Howard County
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
    • Old Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Old Town is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Lewisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stamps
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Buckner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckner is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Kress City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Kress City is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
    • McKamie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Little River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
    • Millwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Yarborough Landing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ogden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ogden is located in Little River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Ashdown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ashdown is located in Little River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <1>
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
    • Garland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Genoa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Genoa is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Rondo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Texarkana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
    • Emmet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Emmet is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
    • Bodcaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Laneburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Prescott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Boughton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Willisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Willisville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Cale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cale is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Zama ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Zama is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
    • Bluff City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Ouachita County
  • Pike County
  • Sevier County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hope, see our County-by-County Page for Hope.

Cemeteries Near Hope ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Hope - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.

  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rocky Mound Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Mark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hervey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Giles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ayers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Huckabee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hope had a population of 1,937 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hope had a population of 9,438 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.

  • Shover Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Guernsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Guernsey is located in Hempstead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • De Ann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • De Ann is located in Hempstead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Ann
  • Sheppard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sardis ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sardis is located in Hempstead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Emmet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Emmet is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Clayton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Clayton is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Garlandville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Garlandville is located in Hempstead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville
  • Bodcaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Laneburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Ozan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ozan is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcadia is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Brisbane ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Brisbane is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hope.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hope.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hope. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hope and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hope.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of 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 Hope:

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 Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.