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 Goodhope (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 Goodhope. 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 Goodhope ...
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.
Another variation: Good Hope.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Goodhope. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Goodhope.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Goodhope is located in Harrison County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harrison County: Barbour, Doddridge, Lewis, Marion, Taylor, Upshur & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Goodhope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goodhope:
- Harrison County (The home county of Goodhope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- West Milford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Tichenal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
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- McWhorter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
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- Lost Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- O'Neill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
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- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
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- Craigmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
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- Quiet Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
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- Adamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
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- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Pepper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Tygart Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
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- Wellington Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
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- Philippi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Meriden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
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- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Barbour County
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- Audra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Orlando
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
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- Knawl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
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- Burnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
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- Falls Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
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- Napier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
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- Rollyson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Arnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
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- Heaters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Big Isaac
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Roberts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Conings
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- Baldwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Truebada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Stouts Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Newberne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Lightburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Jane Lew
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Valley Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Cox Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
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- Garton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Alkires Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Big Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
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- Eldora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Helens Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Whitehall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Worthington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monongah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Logansport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Hammond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Mannington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rymer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Colfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
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- Pleasant Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Midvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
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- Weaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Lawford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
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- Pullman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Pennsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Astor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
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- Flemington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Oreide
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Brydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Pruntytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
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- Webster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- Stone House ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
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- Yates ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
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- Fetterman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- West Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
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- Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Big Moses
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Blue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Iuka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Buckhannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Teter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Abbott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Reger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Adrian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Frenchton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Hoover Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
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- Overhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
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- Sago
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
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- Excelsior
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Swamp Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Gormley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
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- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- Smithfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bane
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Barker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kodol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goodhope, see our County-by-County Page for Goodhope.
Cemeteries Near Goodhope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodhope.
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 Goodhope - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goodhope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Post Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broad Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sheets Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sycamore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCann Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (479 more) ...
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Straley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jesse Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Goodhope had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goodhope, with the one closest to Goodhope listed first.
- West Milford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Lightburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Kincheloe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kincheloe is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe
- Jarvisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvisville
- Jane Lew
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Big Isaac
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Benson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Harrison County
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- Wolf Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf Summit is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Summit
- Freemansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freemansburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg
- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
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- Deanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deanville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Craigmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Quiet Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goodhope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodhope.
Newspapers Published in Goodhope ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodhope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodhope, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodhope.
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 Goodhope:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | 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 Goodhope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Goodhope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |