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A visit to the Hopeton 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 Hopeton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopeton Cemetery:

37.4880, -120.5305

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopeton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Hopeton Cemetery is located in Merced County<2>.

The county seat for Merced County is located in Merced. Merced lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Hopeton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hopeton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Hopeton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Snelling Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivett Ranch Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Winton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Winton Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Winton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8453 <5>
  • Roberts Ferry Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Roberts Ferry Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Merced.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Calvary Merced Cemetery District
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Calvary Cemetery (located 56 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7873 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Denair Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Turlock Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
  • North Hilmar Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • South Hilmar Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The South Hilmar Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hilmar Cemetery
  • Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Granite Spring Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakewood Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakewood Memorial Park is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memorial Park
    • Helm - Turner Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Helm - Turner Cemetery is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm - Turner Cemetery
    • Pate Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pate Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
    • Catheys Valley Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Williams Knight Burial Site
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Knights Ferry Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #189991 <5>
    • Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gwin Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gwin Cemetery is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gwin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Le Grand.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415806 <5>
    • Coulterville Public Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hopeton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopeton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Arundel ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arundel is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
  • Amsterdam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Snelling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • The Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grove is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
  • Cressey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Winton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fluhr
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fluhr is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
  • Ballico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Atwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Merced Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
  • Livingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • La Grange
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Merced
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Delhi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Denair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tuttle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuttle is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
    • Hickman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hornitos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Waterford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Planada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Turlock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <6>

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 Hopeton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Merced County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopeton 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 Hopeton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Merced 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 Hopeton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #225562  (Hopeton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #225562 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: Merced
      • Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Winton
      • Location given for Hopeton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.4879921     Lon: -120.5304733
      • 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 California's counties, including Merced, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hopeton 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.