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 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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hope is located in Queen Anne's County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Hope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hope:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Hope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Roe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Ruthsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Price
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ingleside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Church Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Indian Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Queen Anne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barclay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Gibson Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cape Saint Claire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Saint Margarets
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Highland Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Lake Shore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lynwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Annapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arnold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Woods Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Woods Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Woods Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Fort Howard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Sparrows Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Biscayne Bay Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Bowleys Quarters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dundee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Bridgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hollingsworth Circle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Ridgely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Goldsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Greensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Cecilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Earleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- John Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Warwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hack Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Finchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Marshyhope Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Harford County
- Michaelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Cliffs City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Pomona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Mile Tree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Chestertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Millington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Wye Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Talbot Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Leeds Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Claiborne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Kirkham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Marydel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Whiteleysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hartly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Willow Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- The Village at Wild Quail
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Dinahs Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Kenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Vandyke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Blackbird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Lincoln Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Briar Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hope, see our County-by-County Page for Hope.
Cemeteries Near Hope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Hope - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rochester Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrell Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Union UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Union UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Goldsboro.
- The New Union UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81732 <3>
- Rochester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Ridgely Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hope had a population of 57 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Carville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carville
- Ruthsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Hayden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hayden is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Starr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Bridgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Roberts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ingleside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Willoughby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ridgely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Church Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Queen Anne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wye Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rolphs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rolphs is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolphs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hope.
Newspapers Published in 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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hope, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 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 Hope:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Dorchester County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |