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 Mount 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 Mount 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 Mount 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Hope: Mt. Hope
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Hope. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mount Hope is located in Grant County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Jo Daviess (IL), Crawford, Iowa, Lafayette & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Hope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Hope:
- Grant County (The home county of Mount Hope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Mount Ida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Werley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Patch Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Woodman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Fennimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- North Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Andover is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Stitzer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Beetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Bagley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bagley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Boscobel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Wauzeka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Boydtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Steuben
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Eastman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Prairie du Chien
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Charme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charme is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bell Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Gays Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Mount Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Ferryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Soldiers Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Former name for Centreville:
- Dry Bone
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Rewey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Cobb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Edmund
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Avoca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Balmoral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Boaz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Waukon Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Harpers Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Volney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Dalby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Marquette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McGregor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Guttenberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Turkey River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Garnavillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Osterdock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Beulah
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Clayton Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Watson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Farmersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Delaware County (IA)
- Colesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Dubuque County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Waupeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Balltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Old Balltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Sherrill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Rickardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Luxemburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Durango
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sageville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Hope, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Hope.
Cemeteries Near Mount Hope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount 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 Mount Hope - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Hope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Casler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hermitage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Borah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patch Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosendale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wauzeka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blake Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Hope had a population of 109 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mount Hope had a population of 216 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Mount Ida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Werley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Woodman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Fennimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Boydtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- North Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Andover is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- Beetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Stitzer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Lancaster Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bagley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bagley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Hurricane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Eckards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eckards is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckards
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Hope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Hope.
Newspapers Published in Mount 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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Hope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Hope, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount 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 Mount Hope:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Iowa County
- Richland County
- Allamakee County
- Clayton County
- Delaware County
- Dubuque County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Mount Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Mount Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |