Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hopewell (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hopewell. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hopewell is located in Boone County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Carroll, Marion, Newton, Searcy & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Hopewell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopewell:
- Boone County (The home county of Hopewell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Myrtle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Bergman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Lowry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Bellefonte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Batavia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Omaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Amos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Denver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Green Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Blue Eye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Rudd
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Dryfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Metalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Urbanette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Polo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Polo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Conway County
- Grandview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Monarch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Pyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Eros
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Peel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bruno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Yellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bull Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flippin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Price Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Western Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Compton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vendor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Ponca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parthenon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Judea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Boxley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Murray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Pindall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Ocie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Longrun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Pontiac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Theodosia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Stone County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Blue Eye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coney Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Lampe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Dollar City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Kimberling City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marmaros
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Branson West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branson West is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Ridgedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Melva ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Melva is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Protem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Kirbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hollister
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hollister is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Table Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Powersite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Powersite is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Rueter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Branson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Forsyth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopewell, see our County-by-County Page for Hopewell.
Cemeteries Near Hopewell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopewell.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hopewell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopewell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thomason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Denning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Speer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loback Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foresee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Hopewell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopewell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Myrtle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Oregon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Francis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Francis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Batavia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Bellefonte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Lowry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Pedlo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pedlo is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlo
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Omaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Lead Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopewell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopewell.
Newspapers Published in Hopewell ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopewell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopewell, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopewell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hopewell:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Carroll County
- Conway County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Ozark County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hopewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Hopewell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |