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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hopewell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hopewell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hopewell, please Contact Us.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hopewell is historic, it would have been located within present day Pike 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 Pike County: Clark, Hempstead, Howard, Montgomery, Nevada & Polk.
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:
- Pike County (The home county of Hopewell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Pike City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Billstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pisgah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Antoine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Piney Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Kimberley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Mount Moriah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Murfreesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Caney Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Okolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Amity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Beirne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Gurdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gum Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Caddo Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Arkadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whelen Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Meyers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Pearcy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- McCaskill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Tokio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Blevins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Doyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Clow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Ozan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Perrytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Shover Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Bonnerdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bismarck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Nashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Range
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Blue Bayou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Mineral Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tollette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Dierks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Euclid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Saratoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Caddo Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Manfred
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Mazarn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Ophir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Alamo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Norman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Black Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Boughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Prescott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emmet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Laneburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
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.
- Delight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pike City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brocktown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Billstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Delight.
- The Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Hill MB Church Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #632129 <4>
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bell Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Japany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Japany Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Murfreesboro.
- Antoine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Straightway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
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.
- Brocktown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brocktown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocktown
- Arp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Antoine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Murfreesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Clear Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clear Spring is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Lissie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lissie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lissie
- Wallaceburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wallaceburg is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceburg
- Okolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Doyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Kirby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
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 45 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 first visit 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 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 Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Garland County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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'. |
| <4> | 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. |