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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hope. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hope to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hope, please Contact Us.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hope is historic, it would have been located within present day Vinton County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
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:
- Vinton County (The home county of Hope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Zaleski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Vales Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- McArthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Dundas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hamden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Chauncey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Armitage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Kyger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Carlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Candy Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Orbiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Jobs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- South Bloomingville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Wellston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Coalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Ray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Pattonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Petrea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Rempel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Banner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Point Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middleport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Tuppers Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Keno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Syracuse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Wrightstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Elliott Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Chesterhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Todds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- New Straitsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shawnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hemlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Drakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Congo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- New Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pike County
- Mount Sinai
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Adelphi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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.
- Keeton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Madison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hewett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Judd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Sylvester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Holiness Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (731 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Starr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Putnam Chapel 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.
While we didn't find Hope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hope.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hope, with the one closest to Hope listed first.
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ingham ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ingham is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham
- Zaleski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Ural ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Knox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Starr
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Starr is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Carbondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- New Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolins Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolins Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolins Mills
- Orland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
- Creola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Siverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Siverly is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- McArthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
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 99 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. 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 like to start with 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 Hope:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Mason County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |