A visit to the Hopewell Church 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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopewell Church Cemetery:
38.0748, -89.4654
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopewell Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hopewell Church Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Pinckneyville. Pinckneyville lies just to the east of the Hopewell Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hopewell Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hopewell Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Galum Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Galum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Galum Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galum Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Mueller Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mueller Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Hill Cemetery
- Galum Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bruno Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Bruno Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bruno Cemetery
- Cutler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cutler Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cutler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Cutler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #989970 <5>
- Weitzel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weitzel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weitzel Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pick Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tangen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Tangen Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangen Cemetery
- The Tangen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tangen - Tow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108491 <5>
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Dry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dry Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cemetery
- Holts Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- House Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The House Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Cudgetown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cudgetown Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudgetown Cemetery
- Campbell Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hopewell Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopewell Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Conant
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Pinckneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winkle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Denmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Cutler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pyatts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Percy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coulterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ava
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saint Johns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sunfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Shiloh Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Vergennes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Du Quoin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Tamaroa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Posen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Welge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Leanderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Oraville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Hopewell Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Coulterville
- Du Quoin
- Percy
- Percy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hopewell Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Percy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Pinckneyville
- Sparta
- Sparta lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hopewell Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Steeleville
- Tamaroa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410512 (Hopewell Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410512 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pinckneyville
- Location given for Hopewell Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0747734 Lon: -89.465369
- 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 Perry, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hopewell Church 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. |
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