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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mount Hope House. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mount Hope House to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mount Hope House, please Contact Us.

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 Mount Hope House (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 Mount Hope House. 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.

Name Variations for Mount Hope House ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Hope House: Mt. Hope House

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Mount Hope House is historic, it would have been located within present day Yuba County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yuba County: Butte, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra & Sutter.

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

  • Yuba County     (The home county of Mount Hope House)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope House, with the one closest to Mount Hope House listed first.
    • Challenge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Strawberry Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Rackerby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Camptonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dobbins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oregon House
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Loma Rica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Iowa City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope House, with the one closest to Mount Hope House listed first.
    • Oroleve
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Forbestown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Clipper Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Feather Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Robinson Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
    • Berry Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brush Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Bangor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bidwell ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bidwell is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope House, with the one closest to Mount Hope House listed first.
    • North San Juan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Birchville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Bridgeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • North Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
    • Lake City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake Wildwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Newtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Blue Tent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Bitney Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Rough and Ready
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Nevada City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope House, with the one closest to Mount Hope House listed first.
    • Dutch Flat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Secret Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope House, with the one closest to Mount Hope House listed first.
    • La Porte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Grass Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
    • Bucks Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
    • Storrie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tobin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope House, with the one closest to Mount Hope House listed first.
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
    • Goodyears Bar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Queen City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Alleghany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Downieville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Gibsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Poker Flat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
    • Loganville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
  • Sutter County
    • Live Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Hope House ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Hope House.

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 Mount Hope House - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.

While we didn't find Mount Hope House in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Hope House.

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

  • Forbestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clipper Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Brownsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Strawberry Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
  • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Camptonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hurleton is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
  • Dobbins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • North San Juan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oregon House
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pike
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pike is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
      • Pike has also been known as:
      • Pike City
    • Wyandotte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Bangor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Hope House ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Hope House.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Hope House, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Hope House.

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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Mount Hope House:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mount Hope House, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mount Hope House) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.