A visit to the Hopewell 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 Hopewell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopewell Cemetery:
32.9340, -87.2147
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.
The county seat for Bibb County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies just to the east of the Hopewell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hopewell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hopewell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Duff Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Elam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Elam Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Brent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brent Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
- Avery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Avery Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mathis Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Centreville Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pondville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pondville Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bibb County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Haysop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Haysop Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysop Cemetery
- Little Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery
- Crockett McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wooley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wooley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Cemetery
- Sandy Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Chapel Cemetery is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Chapel Cemetery
- Pineland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pineland Memorial Park is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland Memorial Park
- Scottsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centreville is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Town is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Pondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pondville is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Scottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scottsville is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt was located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Pearson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Ferry was located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Hagler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fikestown was located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oakmulgee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton was located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bucktown was located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corinne was located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- West Blocton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Active
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Active is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Italian Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Italian Town is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burmah was located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nash Town was located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Belle Ellen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Ellen is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Duncanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Lawley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lawley is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Vance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Phipps was located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
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 Hopewell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bibb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blocton - Historic
- Centreville
- West Blocton
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 Hopewell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Bibb 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 Hopewell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #159799 (Hopewell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159799 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: Bibb
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centreville West
- Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9340131 Lon: -87.2147197
- 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 Bibb, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hopewell 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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