A visit to the Hopkins 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 Hopkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopkins Cemetery:
37.0290, -84.0249
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Laurel County<2>.
The county seat for Laurel County is located in London. London lies just to the north northwest of the Hopkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hopkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hopkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Cumberland Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Whittaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whittaker Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Levi Jackson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Owsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owsley Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Magee Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2741375 <5>
- Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Corbin.
- The Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Teague Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2517307 <5>
- Scott Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Chapel Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Chapel Cemetery
- Merrimac Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Merrimac Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Hale Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hale Family Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Family Cemetery
- The Hale Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74200 <5>
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- The Rest Haven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Resthaven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75708 <5>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Sasser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sasser Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser Cemetery
- McFadden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- Joe Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Joe Jones Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Jones Cemetery
- Phelps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phelps Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps 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 Hopkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lily
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Dorthae
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sublimity City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- North Corbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Keavy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Corbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crane Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Maplesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marydell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodbine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Girdler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Woollum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Heidrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Cannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- East Bernstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bernstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Barbourville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Urban
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Larue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
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 Hopkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Laurel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barbourville
- London
- Pittsburg
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 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 Hopkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Laurel 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 Hopkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #512780 (Hopkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512780 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: Laurel
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lily
- Location given for Hopkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0289789 Lon: -84.02493
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Laurel, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hopkins 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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