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 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 Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
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:
- Maury 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.
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Jameson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Santa Fe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Theta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Hill Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Fly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Ben ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sawdust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Arkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Palmetto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Longview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pegram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Bell Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Linton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Belle Meade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Wrencoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Green Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Whispering Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- White Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Dickson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Lynnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Bufords
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Liberty Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Olivet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Duck River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Bon Aqua Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Wrigley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Graytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Lyles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Graham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Aetna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Webber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Henryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Ethridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Kimmins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Caney Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Holts Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Anes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Globe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Allisona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Burwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Leipers Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Duplex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Parry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Southall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Fernvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Peytonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Santa Fe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9830 <3>
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fitzgerald Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Santa Fe.
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacobs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14014 <3>
- Jocobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocobs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jocobs Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Santa Fe.
- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Knob Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- The Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knob Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14401 <3>
- Haywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dowell Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Santa Fe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11452 <3>
- West Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vestal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fitzgerald Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the west of Spring Hill.
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery has also been known as:
- G.H. Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Green Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11977 <3>
- Continue List (1463 more) ...
- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Wesley Akin Nazarene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Wesley Akin Nazarene Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Wesley Akin Nazarene Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Santa Fe.
- The Mt. Wesley Akin Nazarene Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Wesley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16042 <3>
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20108 <3>
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.
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Santa Fe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Loco ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loco is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Theta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Godwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Godwin is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
- Ben ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Fly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Kedron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kedron is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Whiteoak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
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 45 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 15 miles [24.1 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 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 New Hope:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson 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' 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. |