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Introduction ...

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 Hopeful (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 Hopeful. 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 and doctors 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.

Hopeful is located in Mitchell County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mitchell County: Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Thomas & Worth.

Below are the counties that are near Hopeful. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopeful:

  • Mitchell County     (The home county of Hopeful)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Camilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pelham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Flint
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Cotton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pebble City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Baconton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenough
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Sale City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • De Witt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Hawkinstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Newton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mimsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mimsville is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
    • Anna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Anna is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Milford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Milford is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.
    • Leary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Holt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Williamsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Arlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.
    • Hartsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Doerun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Funston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Minnesota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.
    • Vada
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Climax
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bainbridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fowlstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Attapulgus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.
    • Putney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
    • West Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • West Town is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
    • Pecan City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
  • Early County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.
    • Douglass Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
    • Damascus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglasville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Douglasville is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
    • Hentown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Hentown is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
    • Centerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.
    • Spence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Whigham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Cairo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Reno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Calvary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.
    • Boykin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
    • Colquitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Floydtown ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Floydtown is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
    • Mayhaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mayhaw is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.
    • Iron City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Donalsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.
    • Meigs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hansell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Ochlocknee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Worth County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopeful, see our County-by-County Page for Hopeful.

Cemeteries Near Hopeful ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopeful.

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 Hopeful - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopeful covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.

  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey Pen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Notchaway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Newberry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Godwin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brock Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • Mars Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Hopeful in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopeful.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopeful, with the one closest to Hopeful listed first.

  • Hoggard Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
  • Newton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mimsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mimsville is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
  • Camilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pelham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Flint
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Eldorendo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldorendo is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorendo
  • Milford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Meigs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Baconton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Twilight ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Twilight is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
  • Climax
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Colquitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bainbridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Damascus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopeful. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopeful.

Newspapers Published in Hopeful ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopeful.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopeful, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopeful.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hopeful:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hopeful, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.