A visit to the Hope 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 Hope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hope Cemetery:
38.1414, -88.8342
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Hope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thurmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
- Knowles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Knowles Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Cemetery
- Grothoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grothoff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grothoff Cemetery
- Round Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Wilbanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilbanks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbanks Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cypher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cypher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Winemiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Winemiller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winemiller Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- Liberty - Ridlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- Rentchler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rentchler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- Overturf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Overturf Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overturf Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Gilgal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilgal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Sugar Camp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Four Graves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Four Graves is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Graves
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hams Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hams Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Taylor Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Ewing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frisco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Ina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Whittington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Rive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Opdyke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dareville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lovilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dahlgren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Rend City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- West City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Akin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marcoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Emerson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Sesser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smothersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Hanaford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Marlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Waltonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
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 Hope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Sesser
- Waltonville
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 Hope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Hope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410505 (Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410505 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Garden
- Location given for Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.141438 Lon: -88.8342303
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Jefferson, 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- Hope 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. |