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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Faulkner, Independence, Stone, Van Buren & White.
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:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Hopewell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Yuba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Pearson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Heber Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Miller ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Quitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Rainbow Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Tumbling Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Greers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Higden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Center Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Enders
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Enola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Guy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Greenbrier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Groves
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Vilonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beryl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Hamlet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Wooster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Otto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Floral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Pleasant Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Ward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Marcella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Fox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Gravesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Eglantine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Fairfield Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Green Tree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Choctaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Shirley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Formosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Rose Bud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Romance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Letona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Pangburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Center Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Clay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- El Paso
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Searcy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McRae
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
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.
- Friendship Freewill Baptissst Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Crossroads Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Crossroads Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Crossroads Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Heber Springs.
- The South Crossroads Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983981 <2>
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Firstborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aldridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Bud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Apostolic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Palestine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Pearson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1786681 <2>
- Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cove - Kendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Heber Springs.
- The Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159887 <2>
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Sugarloaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugarloaf Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Heber Springs.
- The Sugarloaf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55267 <2>
- Heber Springs City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
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.
- Yuba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Rose Bud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Turnip ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnip is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip
- Heber Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Quitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enders
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Romance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Barney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barney is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Pangburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Clay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
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 41 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 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 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 Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Lonoke County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- White 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> | 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. |
| <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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |