A visit to the New 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 New Hope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Hope Cemetery:
38.2203, -88.7448
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the New Hope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Hope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the New Hope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flint Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Rentchler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rentchler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Opdyke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Four Graves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Four Graves is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Graves
- Lowry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowry Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Laird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Laird Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hams Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hams Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Grove Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Grothoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grothoff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grothoff Cemetery
- Wilbanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wilbanks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbanks Cemetery
- Fitzsimons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fitzsimons Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimons Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Atchison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Atchison Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison 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 New Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belle Rive
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dahlgren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Opdyke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lovilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Taylor Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Frisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Marlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Markham City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Bluford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bonnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Keenes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Piopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Belle Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Summersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whittington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Wayne City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marcoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Dareville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
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 New 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 New Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Ina lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the New Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Wayne City
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 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 New 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 New Hope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414411 (New Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414411 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: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dahlgren
- Location given for New Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2203265 Lon: -88.7447818
- 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 from Point A (ie- New 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. |