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 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 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.
New Hope is located in Houston County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Benton, Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery & Stewart.
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:
- Houston 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.
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Erin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Omega ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Faxon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Brevards Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wildlife Cove Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Coxburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Bruceton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Slayden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Tennessee City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Vanleer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Charlotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Dickson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Springville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Manleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Spring Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- India
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Conyersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Whitlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Puryear
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Whitehouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Only
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Halls Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- New Johnsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Hurricane Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hustburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Bakerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Grandmother Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Oakridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Dotsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Louise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Woodlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Liverworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Cumberland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Throckmorton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Legate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Bumpus Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Snider
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- New Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
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.
- Summers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Busby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beecham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Traylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hill Orchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1015 more) ...
- Duffle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Traylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Stewart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Danville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Clydeton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clydeton is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydeton
- Woolworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
- Erin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Faxon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Stribling ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stribling is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gorman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gorman is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cumberland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pace ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pace is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
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 33 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 21 miles [33.8 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 first turn to 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 New Hope:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Dickson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart County
- Calloway County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 'straight-line' (or 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. |