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 hospitals 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 Midland County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Midland County: Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella & Saginaw.
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:
- Midland County (The home county of Hope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Edenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Averill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Sanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Alamando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Porter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Redstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Redstone is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Ryan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Arenac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Standish
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saganing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saganing is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
- Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whites Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
- Pine River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine River is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Arenac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Melita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Omer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Duel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duel is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
- Mount Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Seidlers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seidlers is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidlers
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Nine Mile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Fisherville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Bentley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pinconning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brissette Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
- Clare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Clare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hatton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Farwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Allendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meredith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Gladwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Beaverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Rhodes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- White Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Star is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
- Wooden Shoe Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
- Gladwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Butman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- North Wheeler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Wheeler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Breckenridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Saint Louis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Isabella County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Loomis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Loomis is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Alembic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alembic is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
- Jordan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Rosebush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vernon City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vernon City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
- Coe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coe is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Summerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Beal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beal City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
- Ogemaw County
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Freeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Iva is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Dice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dice is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Hemlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Merrill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frost
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Kochville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kochville is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
- Orr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orr is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Shields
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Lakefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Zilwaukee city
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
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.
- Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Bombay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Larkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Billings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hope had a population of 23 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.
- Edenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Sanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Averill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- North Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Alamando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- Beaverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Coleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Mount Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Saint Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fisherville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Nine Mile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Wise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
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 107 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Michigan
- Pages specific to Midland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arenac County
- Bay County
- Clare County
- Gladwin County
- Gratiot County
- Isabella County
- Ogemaw County
- Saginaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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 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 from Point A (ie- Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |