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:
32.1457, -88.1056
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 Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Butler. Butler lies just to the west southwest of the Hopewell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hopewell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Red House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Canathan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Canathan Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canathan Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Millwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Millwood Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood Cemetery
- Butler City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler City Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler City Cemetery
- Lily Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lily Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nanafalia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Nanafalia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia Cemetery
- Christopher Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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:
- Lavaca
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Choctaw City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Pennington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Tompkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Jachin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nanafalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Putnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Lisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Aimwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Half Acre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Myrtlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Cromwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Red Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Morvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Sweet Water
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Pushmataha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Campbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Moss ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
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 Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Choctaw 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 #1805532 (Hopewell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805532 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: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pennington
- Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1457015 Lon: -88.1055737
- 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 Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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