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 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.
New Hope is located in Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County: Calhoun, Grenada, Lafayette, Panola & Tallahatchie.
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:
- Yalobusha 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.
- Coffeeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Velma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Water Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tillatoba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Big Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Derma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Benela
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Slate Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Loyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Sarepta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Vardaman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Anchor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Thelma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Memphis Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Grenada
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Turkey Foot Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Springdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Delay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Taylor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cornish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Altus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Alesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Sweatman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Duck Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Eskridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Minerva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Pope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Toccopola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Pannell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Rosebloom
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Paynes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Leverett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Montevista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Hohenlinden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Fame
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Walthall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
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.
- Hamblet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamblett Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arimount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haven Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dividing Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brooms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
- Youngs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Youngs is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Coffeeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Velma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Big Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Sabougla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sabougla is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabougla
- Pittsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Misterton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Misterton is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misterton
- Cadaretta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cadaretta is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadaretta
- Slate Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Benela
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Grenada
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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 70 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 29 miles [46.7 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 like to 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 Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yalobusha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Chickasaw County
- Grenada County
- Lafayette County
- Montgomery County
- Panola County
- Pontotoc County
- Tallahatchie County
- Webster 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |