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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 doctors and 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 Bulloch County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bulloch County: Bryan, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins & Screven.

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:

  • Bulloch 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.
    • Register
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <2>
    • Eagle Court
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Olde Towne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
    • Statesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesboro
      • Statesboro is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesboro <2>
    • Brooklet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Portal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
      • Portal is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <2>
    • Statesborough
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Clito
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aaron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Leefield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hubert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Pembroke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
    • Ellabell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Metter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Canoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
  • Effingham County
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Stillmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
      • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <2>
    • Twin City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Nunez
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez
      • Nunez is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunez <2>
    • Swainsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swainsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swainsboro
      • Swainsboro is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swainsboro <2>
  • Evans County
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Scarboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Thrift
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
    • Emmalane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Screven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Cameron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Dover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cooperville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Ford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <2>
    • Oliver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Captolo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Captolo
      • From New Hope to Captolo
    • Newington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Newington is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <2>
    • Zeigler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Manassas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobbtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Collins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Reidsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
    • Mendes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Glennville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Ohoopee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Santa Claus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowen - Dekle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen - Dekle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen - Dekle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ephesus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ephesus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ephesus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brannen - Wilson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannen - Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannen - Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Noahs Ark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noahs Ark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noahs Ark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Langston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Everitt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Easons Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easons Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sikes Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sikes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sikes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (286 more) ...
    • Buie Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brannen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stripling Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stripling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stripling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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.

  • Jimps
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimps have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
    • Jimps is located in Bulloch County
  • Enal ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
    • Enal is located in Bulloch County
  • Emit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
    • Emit is located in Bulloch County
  • Statesborough
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
    • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Manassas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clito
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Collins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arcola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Arcola is located in Bulloch County
  • Blitch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blitch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
    • Blitch is located in Bulloch County
  • Cameron
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Screven County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Dover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Stillmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
    • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Reidsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
    • Pembroke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>

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 32 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 26 miles [41.8 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 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 New Hope:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Hope. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bulloch County: www.bullochcounty.net/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 from Point A (ie- New Hope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Hope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3387, Longitude: -81.8971       In this case, the coordinates for New Hope have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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