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:
31.9976, -86.7503
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 Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hopewell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crossroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Temple Gate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Temple Gate Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Gate Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Mt. Willing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Willing Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willing Cemetery
- Crum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crenshaw Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crenshaws Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Crenshaws Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaws Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeville Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bragg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Manningham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Manningham Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningham Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Gate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Temple Gate Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Gate Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Pine Top Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Top Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top Cemetery
- Ft. Dale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ft. Dale Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Dale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Bragg's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Forest Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gordonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Furman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Collirene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mosses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Shacklesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Minter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McBrydes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Pine Apple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Awin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Hayneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Letohatchee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Carlowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Bolling
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Petronia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Ackerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Schuster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
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 Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Deposit
- Greenville
- Hayneville
- Pine Apple
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 Lowndes 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 #136374 (Hopewell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136374 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridgeville
- Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9976475 Lon: -86.7502573
- 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 Lowndes, 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 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. |