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A visit to the Hopewell United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hopewell UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hopewell UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2189138)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopewell UMC Cemetery

Lat:   33.7722°   (33° 46' 19")

Lon:   -86.6339°   (-86° 38' 2")

The Hopewell UMC Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.

The county seat for Blount County is located in Oneonta. Oneonta lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Hopewell UMC Cemetery .

Establishment of the Hopewell UMC Cemetery ...

The Hopewell UMC Cemetery was established in 1880.

Name Variations for Hopewell UMC Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Hopewell UMC Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Village Springs Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hopewell UMC Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hopewell UMC Cemetery.

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

  • Village Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
    • Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Palmerdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Remlap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Compton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Masseyline
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masseyline have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
    • Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
  • Bradford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ayres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Selfville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selfville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
    • Selfville is located in Blount County
  • Dallas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Blount County
  • Clay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crosston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
    • Crosston is located in Jefferson County
  • Pinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • County Line
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Majestic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
      • Majestic is located in Jefferson County
    • Locust Fork
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
      • Locust Fork is located in Blount County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Fork <7>
    • Adville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Trafford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trafford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafford
      • Trafford is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trafford <7>
    • Chalkville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Grayson Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
      • Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Argo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
      • Argo is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
    • Morris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
    • Center Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Springville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Little Warrior
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kimberly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Kimberly is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <7>

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 UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blount County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell UMC 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 helpful 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 UMC Cemetery:

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 UMC Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #128455  (Village Springs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #128455 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Trafford
    • County: Blount         Elev: 228
    • Location given for GNIS #128455 (Village Springs Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2189138

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hopewell UMC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7722, Longitude: -86.6339    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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