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 Hopemont (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 Hopemont. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Hopemont is located in Preston 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 Preston County: Garrett (MD), Fayette (PA), Barbour, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Hopemont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopemont:
- Preston County (The home county of Hopemont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Terra Alta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salt Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Albright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Orr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heathers Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Lenox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Kingwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rowlesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Macomber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Kasson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Clemtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Kalamazoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Dobbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Bayard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Greenland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Medley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Samaria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Mount Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Schell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk Garden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Shaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Sulphur City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Windom ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Piedmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Keyser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Brookhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Cheat Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Morgantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Baker Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Laurel Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Smithtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Granville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Osage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Thornton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Knottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Fetterman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- West Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Yates ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Pruntytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Pierce
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Coketon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Davis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hambleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Parsons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Porterwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Canaan Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Gladwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Pleasant Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Luke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Hutton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Loch Lynn Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Red House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Swanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Schell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Markleysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Haydentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Morris Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Point Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ohiopyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County (PA)
- Dilliner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Ursina
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Draketown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopemont, see our County-by-County Page for Hopemont.
Cemeteries Near Hopemont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopemont.
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 Hopemont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopemont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Ashby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tatlor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
- The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Ford Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belleview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gortner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ferndale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferndale Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Oakland (MD).
- The Ferndale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferndale Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80959 <3>
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beachy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Fike / Wolfe Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wesley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wonderly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hopemont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopemont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopemont, with the one closest to Hopemont listed first.
- Corinth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Terra Alta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hutton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skipnish is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Dority
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dority is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
- Amblersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amblersburg is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amblersburg
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Brookside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Mountain Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Albright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cranesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Eglon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eglon is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopemont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopemont.
Newspapers Published in Hopemont ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopemont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopemont, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopemont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hopemont:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hopemont) 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 Hopemont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |