A visit to the Hopeful 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 Hopeful Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopeful Cemetery:
33.2093, -82.1340
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopeful Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hopeful Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hopeful Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hopeful Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hopeful Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopeful Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rachael Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bines Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bines Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bines Slave Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- George Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gresham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Springs Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Cemetery
- Pol Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pol Hill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pol Hill Cemetery
- Keysville Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Keysville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville Cemetery
- Blythe Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Brothersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brothersville Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothersville Cemetery
- Saxon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Saxon Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Gough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33036 <5>
- Smith Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542327 <5>
- Walker Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Scott Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Scott Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Palmer Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hopeful Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopeful Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Blythe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hephzibah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Noah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Gough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gracewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zebina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vidette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Pepperidge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Fort Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wrens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Wrens Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Southgate Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Grovetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rosier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Belair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Harlem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Hopeful Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopeful 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 Hopeful Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Hopeful Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #348003 (Hopeful Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #348003 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keysville
- Location given for Hopeful Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2093123 Lon: -82.1340091
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Burke, 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- Hopeful 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. |