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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Collin County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.
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:
- Collin 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.
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Parris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parris is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
- Lowry Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melissa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McKinney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Altoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roland is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Valdasta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valdasta is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comanche County
- Cross Roads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Richardson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rowlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buckingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
- Farmers Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Rawlins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Lewisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- University Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- The Colony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hackberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hackberry is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
- Little Elm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Providence Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Providence Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Oak Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pilot Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aubrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Krugerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Krugerville is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Hickory Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Dallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Whitewright
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edhube
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
- Savoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ector
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Cannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Pilot Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Gunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Howe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tom Bean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kentucky Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Dorchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Luella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Whiterock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
- Ida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Tribune
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Tioga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Merit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Celeste
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Caddo Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Union Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Jacobia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Wolfe City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kaufman County
- Heath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Rockwall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mobile City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Blackland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- McLendon - Chisholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
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.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Milligan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scalf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Higgins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McLarry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Altoga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams / Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Winkle Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Princeton.
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.
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Melissa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Altoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Roland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roland is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fayburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fayburg is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayburg
- Rhea Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 54 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. 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 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Collin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Comanche County
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Hunt County
- Kaufman County
- Rockwall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 '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- New 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 New Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |