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 Rusk 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 Rusk County: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby & Smith.
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:
- Rusk 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.
- Monroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Pirtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Jacobs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Laird Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sexton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Friars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Joinerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Overton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tatum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Turnertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Henrys Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Troup
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Blackjack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Gould
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Elderville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Fredonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Lakeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Rolling Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Kilgore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greggton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Teneryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Morton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Harleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nesbitt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Marshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Beckville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Delray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Long Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Buncome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buncome is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murvaul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murvaul is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Wright City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Browning
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Sinclair City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Starrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Omen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- New Chapel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Winona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tyler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Union Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Wilkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- James
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Diana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Graceton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Indian Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Big Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Gilmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wood County
- Hawkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Utzman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grable Cemetery
- The Grable Cemetery has also been known as:
- Graybill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3870 <2>
- Harmony Pirtle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crims Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry - Clay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Star Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 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.
- Monroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Elderville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Pirtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Kilgore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Overton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tatum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gladewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browning
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Pinehill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
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 84 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rusk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Panola County
- Smith County
- Upshur County
- Wood 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> | 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. |
| <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- New Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |