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 and doctors 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 Harris County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harris County: Chambers (AL), Lee (AL), Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot & Troup.
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:
- Harris 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.
- Pine Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Mountain Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mountainbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cataula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellerslie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Fort Benning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ochillee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Glenn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Warm Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harris City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Fortson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Glenns
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Maridale Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Lincoln Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Bibb City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- City Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hilton Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- Wynnton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Branton Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- East Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Flint Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Belleview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Box Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- North West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North West Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- West Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- LaGrange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rockwell Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Abbottsford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sassafrass Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Sunny Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Mountville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Louise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Osanippa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- River View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eady City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Plant City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Lanett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huguley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Cusseta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Boyds
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- LaFayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Five Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Lee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Blanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Bleecker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith's Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Chewacla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Opelika
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gwen Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Prince Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Beauregard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- The Bottle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marvyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Ridgewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Rock Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Roanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Ladonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Phenix City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fontaine Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Hugley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hugley is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Fort Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Billingslea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hadley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Langdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith - Hattox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Rivers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hall Memorial CME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
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.
- Osanippa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- River View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Whitesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Mountain Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Wisdoms Store ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wisdoms Store is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdoms Store
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mulberry Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Gabbettville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gabbettville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbettville
- Long Cane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long Cane is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bayard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cusseta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 40 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 18 miles [29 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Heard County
- Meriwether County
- Muscogee County
- Talbot County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Lee County
- Randolph County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 New Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |