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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
New Hope is located in Hempstead County.
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 New Hope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Hope:
- Hempstead 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.
- Patmos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Shover Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Sheppard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Oakhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McNab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Waldo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- McNeil
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Philadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Macedonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Taylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Saratoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Range
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Tollette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stamps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buckner
(14 miles [22.5 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- McKamie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Walnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Yarborough Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Garland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Genoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Rondo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Texarkana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Bodcaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Emmet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Willisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Laneburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Rosston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Cale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Prescott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Boughton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Stephens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reader
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Bowen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Billstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Piney Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bowie County (TX)
- Texarkana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
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.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hatch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patmos Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Giles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Best Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Downs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huckabee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cummings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Sardis ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sardis is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Shover Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bodcaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Guernsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Sheppard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Lewisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stamps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brisbane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brisbane is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Emmet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Garland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Mount Moriah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
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 45 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 23 miles [37 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 like to 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 Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hempstead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike County
- Bowie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |