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 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 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 Smith 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 Smith County: Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Upshur, Van Zandt & Wood.
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:
- Smith 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.
- Flint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Lee Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Teaselville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Whitehouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Dogwood City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Omen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Tyler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Sinclair City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Arp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Frankston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Todd City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Pert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Brushy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Neches
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Elmtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Herring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Bois d'Arc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Bullard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Mixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Cherokee Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Cuney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Troup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Gould
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blackjack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Liberty City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Kilgore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Berryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Coffee City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Chandler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Poynor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leagueville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- LaRue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Murchison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Overton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Selman City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Big Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Price
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Turnertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Joinerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Friars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Sexton City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Laird Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Jacobs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Upshur County
- Big Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Edom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Wheeler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
- Wood County
- Hawkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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.
- Rather Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hope (Southwest) Cemetery (African-American)
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bullard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bullard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Bullard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #708705 <3>
- Douglas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- The Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Family Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- The Barron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barron / Shackleford Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.
- Bullard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Mixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Berryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Troup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Omen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Tyler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fincastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Swan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Browning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
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 83 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 27 miles [43.5 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 like to start with 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 Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Henderson County
- Rusk County
- Upshur County
- Van Zandt 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |