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. 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 Hopewell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopewell Cemetery:
39.3387, -90.4123
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies just to the south of the Hopewell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hopewell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hopewell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pinkerton #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pinkerton #1 Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton #1 Cemetery
- Elm Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Elm Dale Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Dale Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highstreet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Highstreet Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highstreet Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The North Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Walkerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walkerville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville Cemetery
- Richwoods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Richwoods Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods Cemetery
- The Richwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richwoods West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #325491 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- White Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The White Hall Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
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- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Erwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Cannedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cannedy Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannedy Cemetery
- Hardcastle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardcastle Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- William Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The William Wood Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Wood Cemetery
- Kinser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kinser Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinser Cemetery
- Likely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Likely Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likely Cemetery
- Sweeten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sweeten Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeten Cemetery
- Eldred Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Eldred Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred Cemetery
- Eldred Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Maberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maberry Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maberry Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin 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 Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Walkerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Woody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Wrights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eldred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mid City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Kampsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roodhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Spankey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Bee Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Michael
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pearl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jerseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Greenfield
- Jerseyville
- Kane
- Kane lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Hopewell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kane.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
- Manchester
- Roodhouse
- White Hall
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Hopewell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1748376 (Hopewell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1748376 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carrollton
- Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3386583 Lon: -90.4123419
- 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 Greene, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hopewell 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. |