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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:   38.3856°   (38° 23' 8")

Lon:   -88.8784°   (-88° 52' 42")

The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the south southwest of the Hopewell Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hopewell Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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 Jefferson County
  • East Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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 Jefferson County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Atkinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Dix.
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Chapel UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967474 <5>
  • Jordan Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jordan Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Jennings Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennings Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennings Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jennings Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Old Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Clark Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Old Panther Fork Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Panther Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Panther Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Panther Fork Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Panther Fork Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panther Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panther Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Panther Fork Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • New Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Etheridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etheridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etheridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Etheridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Newton Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newton Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Hall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Hickey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County

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.

  • Idlewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
    • Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Texico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
    • Texico is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <6>
  • Mount Vernon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Summersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Summersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Dix
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
    • Dix is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <6>
  • Marlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Marlow is located in Jefferson County
  • Pigeon ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
  • Kell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell
    • Kell is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kell <6>
  • Bluford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
    • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <6>
  • Jefferson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Woodlawn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marcoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
    • Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Opdyke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke
      • Opdyke is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opdyke <6>
    • Markham City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markham City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
      • Markham City is located in Jefferson County
    • Shields
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
      • Shields is located in Jefferson County
    • Hickory Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
      • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
    • Walnut Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
      • Cartter is located in Marion County
    • Roaches
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
      • Roaches is located in Jefferson County
    • Union Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
      • Union Town is located in Marion County
    • Bonnie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
      • Bonnie is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie <6>
    • Belle Rive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Rive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Rive
      • Belle Rive is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Rive <6>
    • Dareville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
      • Dareville is located in Jefferson County
    • Keenes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Waltonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

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

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 #1815679  (Hopewell Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1815679 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: Kell
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 169
    • Location given for GNIS #1815679 (Hopewell Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 38.3856, Longitude: -88.8784       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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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