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 Hopper (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 Hopper. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hopper is located in Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County: Alleghany (VA), Bath (VA), Fayette, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Hopper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopper:
- Greenbrier County (The home county of Hopper)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Brink ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Caldwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clendenenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- White Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anthony
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Fairlea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Frankford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Wild Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Richlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Ronceverte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Spring Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Maywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Bellwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Meadow Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Hollywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Wolfcreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Creamery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wayside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wikel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Richwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saxman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Buckeye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Riffe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Hilldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Forest Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Bellepoint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alleghany County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Moss Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Rich Patch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Low Moor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Selma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bath County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Carloover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carloover is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Healing Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Botetourt County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Oriskany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Haden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Glen Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Covington City (VA)
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- New Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Captain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Simmonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Giles County (VA)
- Kire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopper, see our County-by-County Page for Hopper.
Cemeteries Near Hopper ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopper.
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 Hopper - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Rosewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coffman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dowdy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lewis Tunnel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- Harrah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morning Side Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hanger Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Hopper in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopper.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Caldwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitcomb ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitcomb is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- White Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mapledale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mapledale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Tuckahoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Ronceverte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Frankford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Alleghany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Fort Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Rockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glace is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glace
- Alvon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alvon is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvon
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopper.
Newspapers Published in Hopper ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopper.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopper, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopper.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hopper:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Greenbrier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Monroe County
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Summers County
- Alleghany County
- Bath County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Giles 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 Hopper, 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 from Point A (ie- Hopper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |