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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 West 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 West 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.

Name Variations for West New Hope ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West New Hope: W. New Hope

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

West New Hope is located in Titus County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Titus County: Camp, Franklin, Morris & Red River.

Below are the counties that are near West New Hope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West New Hope:

  • Titus County     (The home county of West New Hope)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West New Hope, with the one closest to West New Hope listed first.
    • Winfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Titus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
    • Miller's Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Talco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cookville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
      • Cookville is located in Titus County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <2>
  • Bowie County
    • Dalby Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
      • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
  • Camp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West New Hope, with the one closest to West New Hope listed first.
    • Rocky Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Leesburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pittsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Camp County
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
  • Cass County
    • Hughes Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Springs
      • Hughes Springs is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes Springs <2>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West New Hope, with the one closest to West New Hope listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hagansport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
    • Purley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
    • Scroggins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Winnsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
      • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <2>
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West New Hope, with the one closest to West New Hope listed first.
    • Saltillo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
    • Weaver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
      • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <2>
    • Pickton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickton
      • Pickton is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickton <2>
    • Dike
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Como
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>
    • Black Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
    • Tira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Sulphur Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West New Hope, with the one closest to West New Hope listed first.
    • Cunningham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
      • Cunningham is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <2>
    • Deport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
    • Clardy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
    • Pattonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West New Hope, with the one closest to West New Hope listed first.
    • Omaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
    • Cason
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Naples
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
    • Rocky Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
    • Daingerfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
    • Lone Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West New Hope, with the one closest to West New Hope listed first.
    • Cuthand
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
    • Bogata
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <2>
    • Boxelder
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxelder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
      • Boxelder is located in Red River County
    • Sherry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
    • Annona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Clarksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Liberty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
    • Avery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <2>
    • Bagwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West New Hope, with the one closest to West New Hope listed first.
    • Piney Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
    • Thomas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
    • LaFayette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
    • Ewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
    • Grice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
    • Bettie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
      • Bettie is located in Upshur County
    • Delrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
      • Delrose is located in Upshur County
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West New Hope, with the one closest to West New Hope listed first.
    • Perryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
    • Stout
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Wood County
    • Coke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
      • Coke is located in Wood County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West New Hope, see our County-by-County Page for West New Hope.

Newspapers Published in West 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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around West New Hope.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West New Hope, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West 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 helpful 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 West New Hope:

Cemeteries Near West New Hope ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for West New Hope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West New Hope, with the one closest to West New Hope listed first.

  • Tranquil Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tranquil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tranquil Cemetery
  • Marshall Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Springs Cemetery
  • Barrett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
  • Gray Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forrest Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Lawn Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fuquay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuquay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuquay Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
  • Nevills Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
  • Glade Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Rock Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Brantley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantley Cemetery
    • Prairie Academy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Academy Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find West New Hope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West New Hope.

These communities are listed based on their distance from West New Hope, with the one closest to West New Hope listed first.

  • Green Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Titus County
  • Mount Vernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Titus County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Macon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Franklin County
  • Argo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
    • Argo is located in Titus County
  • Wilkinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Wilkinson is located in Titus County
  • Hagansport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
  • Purley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Purley is located in Franklin County
  • Cookville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
    • Cookville is located in Titus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <2>
  • Saltillo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Leesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pittsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuthand
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
    • Weaver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West New Hope. See our List of 1890's Communities around West New Hope.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West New Hope. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Titus County: www.co.tom-green.tx.us/county/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- West New Hope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West New Hope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2173, Longitude: -95.0922       In this case, the coordinates for West New Hope have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 West New Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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