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 Mount 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 Mount 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.
Name Variations for Mount Hope ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Hope: Mt. Hope
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Hope. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Hope.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Mount Hope is located in Orange County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Mount Hope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Hope:
- Orange County (The home county of Mount Hope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Otisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Finchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Port Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Cuddebackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washington Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Shin Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Huguenot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Middletown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
- Mechanicstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
- New Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hampton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Beacon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Groveville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Cold Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Garrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Sloatsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Hillburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suffern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Mount Ivy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Thiells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Summitville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Wild
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pond Eddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Woodridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eldred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Ulsterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Spring Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walker Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ellenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dwaarkill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Rutsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Wallkill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Napanoch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Port Ben
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Port Ben is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
- Morris County (NJ)
- Newfoundland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- West Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Haskell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Colesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Vernon Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Libertyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- McCoys Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Highland Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Beaver Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Roys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Wykertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Hardistonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Pellettown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Armstrong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Layton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Matamoras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millrift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Conashaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Lackawaxen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westcolang
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Masthope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Rowland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Delaware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Lords Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Hope, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Hope.
Cemeteries Near Mount Hope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount 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 Mount Hope - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Hope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old School Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Terre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stewartown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgebury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Seeley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minisink Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wallkill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Mount Hope had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Otisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Cuddebackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guymard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guymard is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guymard
- South Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Slate Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roses Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roses Point is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
- Godeffroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huguenot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ridgebury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgebury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haven is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Hope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Hope.
Newspapers Published in Mount 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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Hope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Hope, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount 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 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 Mount Hope:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Mount 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |