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 Little 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 Little 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Little Hope is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Little Hope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Hope:
- Erie County (The home county of Little Hope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Hornby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Phillipsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Wattsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North East
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Wesleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrence Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrence Park is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
- Beaver Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Waterford Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Canadohta Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Spartansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Brown Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Riceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Rootville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Cambridge Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vrooman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Tryonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Venango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Bear Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Spring Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Lottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- East Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Garland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Pittsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Youngsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Findley Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- French Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Slab City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- North Clymer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Forsyth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Panama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stedman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Niobe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mayville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Hope, see our County-by-County Page for Little Hope.
Cemeteries Near Little Hope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little 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 Little Hope - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Hope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- West Mina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Findley Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Matthias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St.s Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- French Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Gregory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mina Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Cutting Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marks Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Ripley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Little Hope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Hope.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Hornby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Findley Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phillipsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Wattsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- French Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Hammett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hammett is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett
- Mina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mina is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
- Moorhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moorhead is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Moorheadville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moorheadville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorheadville
- West Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Greene is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Arbuckle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cutting
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cutting is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
- South Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Ripley is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- North East
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Hope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Hope.
Newspapers Published in Little 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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Hope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Hope, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Hope.
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 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 Little Hope:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua 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 Little 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |