A visit to the Hopewell Mennonite 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 Mennonite Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery:
41.3206, -87.0528
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery is located in Porter County<2>.
The county seat for Porter County is located in Valparaiso. Valparaiso lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Merriman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Merriman Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman Cemetery
- Cornell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Adam Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Shurr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shurr Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shurr Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- The Hebron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Betholene Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85325 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Ludington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ludington Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington Cemetery
- Union Street Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Union Street Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Street Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
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- Kankakee Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Kankakee Twp. Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee Twp. Cemetery
- The Kankakee Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kankakee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2556258 <5>
- St. Martins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- Luther Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Luther Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kouts
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Aylesworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Boone Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Porter Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheatfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- La Crosse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stoutsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Tefft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Valparaiso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- DeMotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <6>
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- San Pierre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wanatah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Deep River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Dinwiddie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Wheeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Haskell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Virgie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- South Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Hanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Suman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
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 Mennonite Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Porter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- DeMotte
- Hebron
- Kouts
- Kouts lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kouts.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kouts
- La Crosse
- Valparaiso
- Wanatah
- Wheatfield
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 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 Mennonite Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Porter 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 Mennonite Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #452942 (Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #452942 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: Porter
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kouts
- Location given for Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3205944 Lon: -87.0528048
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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 Indiana's counties, including Porter, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hopewell Mennonite 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. |