A visit to the Good Hope Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Good Hope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Good Hope Cemetery:
32.5737, -86.0147
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Elmore County<2>.
The county seat for Elmore County is located in Wetumpka. Wetumpka lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Good Hope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Good Hope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Good Hope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Good Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Eclectic.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193375 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Bullard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bullard Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cotton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- The Cotton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kent - Holley Cemetery
- Thrash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Thrash Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrash Cemetery
- Strahan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Strahan Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Tallassee.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25902 <5>
- Watson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Watson Chapel Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Chapel Cemetery
- The Watson Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Watson Chapel Cemetery
- Wetumpka Church of God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tunnell Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anthony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Anthony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Good Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Good Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Claud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Eclectic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallassee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Tallassee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Tallapoosa City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Wetumpka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Hornady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Irma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Tysonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reeltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Seman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Waugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Equality
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Mount Meigs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Calebee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Liberty City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Erie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Benson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Good Hope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Good Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eclectic
- Erie - Historic
- Erie lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Good Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Wetumpka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Good Hope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Elmore County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Good Hope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730361 (Good Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730361 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Elmore
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Claud
- Location given for Good Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5737444 Lon: -86.0146846
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Elmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Good Hope Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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