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 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.
Mount Hope is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Ashtabula (OH), Trumbull (OH), Erie, Mercer, Venango & Warren.
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:
- Crawford 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.
- Black Ash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Guys Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Deckard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Fauncetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Townville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Cochranton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Blooming Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Kerrtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Meadville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Venus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Lamartine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Pine City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edinboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Beaver Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Arbuckle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Corry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Jamison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fagundus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Milledgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- North Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- New Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Sheakleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Sandy Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Hadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Kennard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Leechs Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Sugarcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Nicklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Petroleum Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Polk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- McClintock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Rouseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- East Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Sanford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- West Spring Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Colza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Tidioute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- York County
- Adamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- Simons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
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.
- Brawley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kiser Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cochranton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wygant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Townley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greendale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Hope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Hope.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Guys Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Frenchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Deckard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Bradleytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradleytown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleytown
- Fauncetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Sunville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunville
- Townville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Lyona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lyona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Wayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Cooperstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Troy Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blooming Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Shaws Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shaws Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Landing
- Carlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carlton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
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 91 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 18 miles [29 km]<3>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarion County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- York County
- Ashtabula 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |