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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 Masthope (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 Masthope. 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 Masthope ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Mast 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Masthope is located in Pike County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Sussex (NJ), Orange (NY), Sullivan (NY), Monroe & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Masthope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Masthope:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Masthope, see our County-by-County Page for Masthope.

Cemeteries Near Masthope ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Masthope.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Masthope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Masthope, with the one closest to Masthope listed first.

  • Tusten Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tusten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tusten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Brook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glen Cove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Cove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lava Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lava Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lava Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • German Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montoza Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montoza Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montoza Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lucys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lucys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lucys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vine Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • Nearing Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nearing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nearing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodtown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Van Tuyl Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Tuyl Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Tuyl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Tuyl Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery
      • Van Tuyl Hillside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291890 <4>

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Masthope had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Masthope, with the one closest to Masthope listed first.

  • Tusten
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tusten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
    • Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tusten
    • From Masthope to Tusten
  • Westcolang
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westcolang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Westcolang is located in Pike County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Westcolang
    • From Masthope to Westcolang
  • Rowland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lackawaxen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Eyre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Eyre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eyre
    • Glen Eyre is located in Pike County
  • Narrowsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lava
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
    • Lava is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Kimble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Atco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
    • Atco is located in Wayne County
  • Shohola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shohola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shohola
    • Shohola is located in Pike County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shohola <2>
  • Barryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Hawley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
    • West Hawley is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Masthope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Masthope.

Newspapers Published in Masthope ...

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 Masthope.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Masthope, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Masthope.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Masthope:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Masthope. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pike County: www.pikepa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Masthope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Masthope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Masthope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5362, Longitude: -75.0282    









 

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