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A visit to the Hopewell Memorial Gardens ...

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 Hopewell Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopewell Memorial Gardens:

28.0197, -82.1123

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

The Hopewell Memorial Gardens is located in Hillsborough County<2>.

The county seat for Hillsborough County is located in Tampa. Tampa lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west of the Hopewell Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hopewell Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hopewell Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • Garden of Peace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Springhead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The New Home Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Home Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lakeland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148053 <5>
  • Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Serenity Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Serenity Gardens is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Gardens
    • The Serenity Gardens has also been known as:
    • Trinity Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230366 <5>
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
    • The Griffin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galloway Cemetery
    • Sleepy Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72061 <5>
  • Medulla Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Medulla Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla Cemetery
    • The Medulla Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72250 <5>
  • Stephenson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
    • The Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Morehead Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72660 <5>
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prairie Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
    • The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bone Valley Cemetery
    • Fuller Heights Cemetery
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72484 <5>
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    • Fitzgerald Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Roselawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
      • The Roselawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Floyd Snook Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72541 <5>
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tiger Flowers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Carpenters Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mathews Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathews Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Seffner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186914 <5>
    • Brandon Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lithia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Lithia Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia Cemetery
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
    • Blue Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Blue Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cemetery
    • Little Alafia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Little Alafia Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Alafia Cemetery
      • The Little Alafia Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blue Jay Cemetery
      • Nichols Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72198 <5>
    • Lakeland Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lakeland Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Memorial Gardens
      • The Lakeland Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Lakeland Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72162 <5>
    • Gapway Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Socrum Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Socrum Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socrum Cemetery
      • The Socrum Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Baptist Cemetery
      • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #521310 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hopewell Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopewell Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Plant City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kings Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
  • Plant City Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
  • Colonial Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Strawberry Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
  • Cedar Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • Woodfield Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
  • West Plant City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
  • South Plant City Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
  • Knights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Parrish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
  • Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sydney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Plant City Farms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Winston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Durant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Valrico Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Valrico Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valrico Village
    • Valrico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Medulla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Lakeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kathleen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
    • Seffner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Nichols
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Gibsonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia

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 Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hillsborough County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Hillsborough 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 Hopewell Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #298226  (Hopewell Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #298226 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: Hillsborough
      • Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Plant City East
      • Location given for Hopewell Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 28.0197434     Lon: -82.1123085
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Hillsborough, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hopewell Memorial Gardens) 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.