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 Mills (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 Mills. 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 Hope Mills ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hope Mills: Hope Mls. (or less commonly used: Hope Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hope Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hope Mills.
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 northeast 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 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.
Hope Mills is located in Mercer County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Hope Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hope Mills:
- Mercer County (The home county of Hope Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Millburn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Perrys Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Coolspring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Jackson Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Parker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Ellwood City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Frisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lillyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- North Sewickley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Goehring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Koppel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Homewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- New Galilee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Thompson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Barrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forestville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Slippery Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Bovard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hallston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Murrinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Portersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ferris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Sunbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Foxburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lamartine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Atlantic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Adamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Cochranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Pymatuning South
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Hartstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Deckard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Conneaut Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westford is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Frenchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Volant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Nashua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- McCaslin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Grant City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- New Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Altman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- New Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Barkeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Nectarine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Bullion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Clintonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Polk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Eakin Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Saint George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Nicklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Utica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- York County
- Adamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Simons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Stanhope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Unity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Lowellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Struthers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Youngstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Poland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Cornersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- North Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- West Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Masury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Brookfield Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Hubbard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Orangeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Coalburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Maplewood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Yankee Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Paynes Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hope Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Hope Mills.
Cemeteries Near Hope Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hope Mills.
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 Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hope Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Carpenders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Courtney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Findley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mercer Citizens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Citizens Cemetery
- The Mercer Citizens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Citizens Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Volant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Zahniser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 in 1895, Hope Mills had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hope Mills, with the one closest to Hope Mills listed first.
- Millburn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hoagland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoagland is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Pardoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pardoe is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardoe
- Turner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Volant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- London
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- New Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- North Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mills
- Neshannock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hope Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hope Mills.
Newspapers Published in Hope Mills ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hope Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hope Mills, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hope Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hope Mills:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Venango County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Mills, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hope Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |