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.
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 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 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.
Mount Hope is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
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:
- Cumberland 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.
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bears Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Lees Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shippensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Caprivi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Barnitz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Trust
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Bendersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gardners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Aspers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Arendtsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Biglerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Latimore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- York Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Mowersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Orrstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Pinola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Pleasant Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Dry Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Green Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Cheesetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Keefers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- West Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Knobsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Waterfall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Orbisonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Aughwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Rockhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Pogue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Mount Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Three Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Birdville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Perulack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- East Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Peru Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Reeds Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Doyles Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Newton Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Kistler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Atkinson Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Mattawana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Allensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Burnham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- New Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cisna Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Bixler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Kistler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Landisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Elliottsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Falling Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Ickesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Blain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mecks Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dillsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Siddonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Andersontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
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.
- Green Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McCaskey Graves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 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.
- Heberlig
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heberlig is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heberlig
- Green Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- New Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mowersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Stoughstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoughstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughstown
- Middle Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
- Walnut Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Kerrsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrsville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Andersonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Andersonburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonburg
- Lurgan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lurgan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurgan
- Mongul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mongul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongul
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 71 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. 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 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 Mount Hope:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- York 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 Mount Hope, 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' (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- Mount Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |