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 Warrick County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warrick County: Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Daviess (KY) & Henderson (KY).
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:
- Warrick 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.
- De Gonia Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Boonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Eames
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Folsomville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Baugh City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Newburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Graham Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Stevenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Heilman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Zoar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferdinand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Buckskin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Haubstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Dongola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Douglas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tell City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cannelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bristow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ranger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Spurgeon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Stendal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oakland City Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Velpen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Winslow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glezen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Whiteoak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Oatsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Saint Wendel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Cynthiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Richland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Reo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Chrisney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gentryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kercheval
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Smythe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Daylight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Melody Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- McCutchanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Evansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Inglefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darmstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Stacer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Cypress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Kasson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Vaughan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Armstrong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Birk City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Maceo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Owensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yelvington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Curdsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Ensor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- West Louisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Philpot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moseleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Browns Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Masonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Utica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Lewisport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hawesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Carlinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Bluff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- White City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Niagara
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McLean County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Beech Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lemon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lemon is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Buel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buel is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
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.
- Broshears Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Graff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hedge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Small Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thornburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perigo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Gwaltney Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- De Gonia Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Boonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Yankeetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeetown is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eames
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Scuffletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scuffletown is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuffletown
- Carlinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eby is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eby
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
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 28 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 22 miles [35.4 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 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 Indiana
- Pages specific to Warrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- McLean County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 obstructions 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'. |