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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 New 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 New 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.

New Hope is located in Florence County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Florence County: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro & Williamsburg.

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

  • Florence County     (The home county of New Hope)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Effingham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Coward
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Danwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
    • Salem
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Friendfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Scranton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Park City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Park City is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Tara Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
    • Jones Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Pamplico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Turbeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Zion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Sardinia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gable
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Palmetto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
    • Pine Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Syracuse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Darlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lamar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Mont Clare
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
    • Dovesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
    • Lydia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dillon County
    • Latta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Galivants Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Atkins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Elliott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Alcot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Tabernacle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Laughlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
    • Gresham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Centenary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Marlboro County
    • Brownsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Shiloh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Mayesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Oswego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
    • Moore Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Cades
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Stuckey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Kingstree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hemingway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nesmith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Salters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near New Hope ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New 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 New Hope - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Coward Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Olive Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynchs Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mossy Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mossy Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Scranton.
    • The Mossy Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McGee Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70711 <3>
  • Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Matthews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tabernacle FWB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • White Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gause Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elim Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elim Methodist Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north of Lake City.
  • Continue List   (295 more) ...
    • McLaughlin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Broad Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Yarborough Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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 New Hope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Hope.

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

  • Coward
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Effingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Friendfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
  • Scranton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hyman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hyman is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
  • Howe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Howe is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Lake City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Claussen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Claussen is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussen
  • Blossom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Sardis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Ebenezer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Florence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hannah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Timmonsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mars Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff

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

Newspapers Published in New 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hope.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Hope, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New 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 helpful 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 New Hope:

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>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 from Point A (ie- New Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 New Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.