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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 Springs is located in Hinds County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Hope Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hope Springs:
- Hinds County (The home county of Hope Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Springs, with the one closest to Hope Springs listed first.
- North Town Plaza
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Byram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Terry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Springs, with the one closest to Hope Springs listed first.
- Crystal Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Springs, with the one closest to Hope Springs listed first.
- Ridgeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Madisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Kearney Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maris Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Mill Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Cobbville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Springs, with the one closest to Hope Springs listed first.
- Flowood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fannin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goshen Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Sand Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Clear Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- King
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Springs, with the one closest to Hope Springs listed first.
- Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Cooperville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Simpson County
- Braxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Warren County
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Springs, with the one closest to Hope Springs listed first.
- Bentonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anding
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Nod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Satartia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hope Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Hope Springs.
Cemeteries Near Hope Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hope Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hope Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hope Springs, with the one closest to Hope Springs listed first.
- Hope Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tougaloo Garden Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Richmond Grove MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Garden Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Hope Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hope Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hope Springs, with the one closest to Hope Springs listed first.
- Tougaloo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cynthia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cynthia is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Van Winkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McRaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
- Pearson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Mannsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fannin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hope Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hope Springs.
Newspapers Published in Hope Springs ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hope Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hope Springs, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hope Springs.
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 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 Hope Springs:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Hinds County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- Yazoo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Springs, 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- Hope Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |