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 Hopewell (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 Hopewell. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hopewell 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 Hopewell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopewell:
- Preston County (The home county of Hopewell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Bruceton Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brandonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Little Sandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Clifton Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Morgans Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Hazelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lenox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Orr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Masontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Mount Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Neel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hoodsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Fairmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Grant Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Barrackville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Brookhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Baker Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Star City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Laurel Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Maidsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Osage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Bowlby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Thornton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Fetterman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- West Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Friendsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Accident
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Bittinger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Deer Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Grantsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Red House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Elliottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Haydentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Morris Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Markleysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hopwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hutchinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Shoaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Woodside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Dilliner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Nemacolin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fairdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Mount Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carmichaels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Stringtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Khedive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Fordyce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Addison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ursina
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Confluence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Draketown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Markleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Blainsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- California
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daisytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deemston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deemston is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Westmoreland County (PA)
- Scottdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopewell, see our County-by-County Page for Hopewell.
Cemeteries Near Hopewell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopewell.
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 Hopewell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopewell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Fair View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parnell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Visitation Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beech Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lenox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Teets Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Van Sickle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Fletcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blaney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Hopewell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopewell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Bruceton Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brandonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Clifton Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Morgans Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Valley Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Gibbon Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbon Glade is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon Glade
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guseman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- Cuzzart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuzzart is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
- Elliottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lenox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Glade Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glade Farms is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Farms
- Herring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopewell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopewell.
Newspapers Published in Hopewell ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopewell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopewell, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopewell.
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 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 Hopewell:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Taylor County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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 Hopewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Hopewell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |