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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 Hopkins (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 Hopkins. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Hopkins is located in Ware 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 Ware County: Baker (FL), Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee & Pierce.

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

  • Ware County     (The home county of Hopkins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Ruskin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Manor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerson Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Deenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Waycross
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Winona Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Sunnyside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Waresboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Waltertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
    • Talmo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Millwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkinson County
  • Brantley County
    • Hoboken
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
    • Winokur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
    • Homeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Folkston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Traders Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Argyle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chauncey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
    • Ernest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ernest is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
    • Homerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cogdell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
    • Fargo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Du Pont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Echols County
    • Fruitland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Pierce County
    • Blackshear
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Nassau County (FL)
    • Boulogne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hopkins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopkins.

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

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

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

  • Carter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Suwannee Chapel Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory Methodist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffis Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Chauncey Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ramah Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Barner Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Kettle Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hazzard Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (65 more) ...
    • Lott Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Crestwood Memorial Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hard Scramble Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Hopkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopkins.

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

  • Glenmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenmore is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Needham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Needham is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
  • Manor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Braganza
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Braganza is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
  • Racepond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
  • Waycross
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Homerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Waresboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Uptonville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
  • Waltertown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Millwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackshear
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Traders Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Folkston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Du Pont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Hopkins ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopkins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopkins, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopkins.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hopkins:

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 Hopkins, 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- Hopkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.