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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
New Hope is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson & Wilson.
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:
- Wayne 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.
- Elroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Berkeley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Saulston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Walnut Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Goldsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Pikeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Mar-Mac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Dudley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craven County
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Drummersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Gradys Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Blizzards Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Outlaws Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Herrings Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Albertson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Hills Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Scotts Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Beautancus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Calypso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Summerlins Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Cobb Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Macclesfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Jason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Contentnea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Speights Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Hookerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Walstonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fieldsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Kenly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Micro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Pine Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Redwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Stancils Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Smithfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Wise Forks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Shady Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Combs Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Hargetts Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Sassers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Taylors Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- La Grange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Albrittons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Deep Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Kinston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kinfield Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Graingers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Loftins Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Pink Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tick Bite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Cliftonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Farmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Rountree
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Fountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Renston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Ayden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Quinerly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Winterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Falkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Newton Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Keener
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Blackmans Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Black Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Eastwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Scotts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Sims
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elm City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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.
- Old Mill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hope Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dobbs County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edmondson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Friends Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Pikesville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Augustus Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
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.
- Elroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Best
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Best is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Saulston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Jason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Shine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Greenleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Goldsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- La Grange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Institute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Faro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
- Seven Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pikeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
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 71 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 16 miles [25.7 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 first turn to 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 New Hope:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Nash County
- Pitt County
- Sampson County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 things 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'. |