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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:

33.5937, -87.7017

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 Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hopewell Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • South Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The South Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
  • Melton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Melton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
  • Willingham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Willingham Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Vick & Kelley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Vick & Kelley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick & Kelley Cemetery
  • Phillips Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
  • Old Canaan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Old Canaan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Canaan Cemetery
  • Unity Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Unity Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Grove Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
    • Adams - Pinion Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Adams - Pinion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams - Pinion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams - Pinion Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Berry.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21190 <5>
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • New Canaan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
    • Boone Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Boone Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hopewell Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • New Lexington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • Bankston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bankston is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
  • Berry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Berry is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <6>
  • Rossland City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
  • Fayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Alta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alta is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Ashcraft Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
  • Samantha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
  • Belk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Belk is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Lubbub
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lubbub is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
  • Patton Junction ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Patton Junction is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Corona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Corona is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Patton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Patton is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Kennedy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Echola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
    • Kirkland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirkland is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Oakman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakman is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
      • Former names for Oakman:
      • Day's Gap
      • Marietta
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
    • Coal Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Coal Valley is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
    • Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluff is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
    • Bazemore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bazemore is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette 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 first turn to 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 Fayette 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 #158487  (Hopewell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158487 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: Fayette
      • Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Lexington
      • Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.5937226     Lon: -87.7016795
      • 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 Fayette, 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 things 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.