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 primarily located in Boone County. A portion of Mount Hope extends into Kanawha 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 Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.
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:
- Boone 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.
- Joes Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Coopertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Orgas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Fosterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Keith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Comfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kirbyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kirbyton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Seth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bloomingrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Cabot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hopkins Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Fork is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Fork
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Bomont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Porter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Elkhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Elkridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Powellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- McDunn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Crescent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Smithers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Falls View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Gauley Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Eskdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Dry Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Ronda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Cabin Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Chelyan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Winifrede
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Belle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- East Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Alum Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Priestley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Alkol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Tango
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- East ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Garretts Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Yawkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Palermo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Sweetland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Sodom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Braeholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Banco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Accoville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Mitchell Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Chapmanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Peach Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Big Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Kistler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Mineral City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- West Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Dixie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Beech Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Albion ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Poca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Raymond City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Dorothy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Packsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Montcoal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Naoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Rock Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Redbird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Fairdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Sweeneyburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Kopperston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
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.
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pettry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pettry Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Comfort.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79538 <3>
- Pineview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pineview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Orgas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79563 <3>
- Little White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little White Oak Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Orgas.
- The Little White Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80281 <3>
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Massey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oxley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sight Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (676 more) ...
- Ferrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Hope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Hope.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Hope, with the one closest to Mount Hope listed first.
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Dry Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Comfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Winifrede
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Winifrede Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Coalburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Jarrolds Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Decota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
- Crown Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- East Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Racine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Handley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
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 8 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 West Virginia
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Nicholas County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Wyoming 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 from Point A (ie- Mount Hope) 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 Mount Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |