A visit to the Hopewell Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopewell Cemetery
Lat: 33.4023° (33° 24' 8")
Lon: -85.2199° (-85° 13' 11")
The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Heard County<2>.
The county seat for Heard County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hopewell Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hopewell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ephesus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ephesus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ephesus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Zachry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zachry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zachry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zachry Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Caney Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caney Head Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caney Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Caney Head Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Lummie Layton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lummie Layton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lummie Layton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lummie Layton Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Veal Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veal Community Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veal Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Veal Community Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Coats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coats Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Crews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crews Cemetery
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Heard County
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37500 <5>
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Lancaster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Heard County
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- Buchanan Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Buchanan Memorial Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Heard County
- New Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Springs Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Welcome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welcome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Welcome Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Tyus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tyus Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Noles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noles Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Noles Cemetery is located in Heard County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roosterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Ephesus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Frolona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Sewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Roopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roopville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roopville
- Roopville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roopville <7>
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Centralhatchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralhatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Bowdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
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- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Ranburne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Corbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- High Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Hightower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Morrison Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Heard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowdon
- Carrollton
- Franklin
- Wedowee
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Heard County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Hopewell Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347077 (Hopewell Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #347077 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Roopville
- County: Heard Elev: 332
- Location given for GNIS #347077 (Hopewell Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Heard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hopewell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4023, Longitude: -85.2199 In this case, the coordinates for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |