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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hopkins (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hopkins. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hopkins is located in Allegan County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegan County: Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa & Van Buren.

Below are the counties that are near Hopkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopkins:

  • Allegan County     (The home county of Hopkins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Hilliards
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
    • South Monterey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
    • Bradley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bradley is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Shelbyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wayland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Watson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Watson is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Dorr
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Diamond Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Burnips
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Martin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Allegan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Moline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Doster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Doster is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
    • Middleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairieville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Prairieville is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Irving
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Irving is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Cloverdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cloverdale is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Delton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Hickory Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hastings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Freeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dowling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Dowling is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
    • Banfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Banfield is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
  • Calhoun County
    • Level Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Level Park is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Elmdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Campbell Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
    • Clarksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kalamazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Alamo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • East Cooper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
    • Parchment
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Highland Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Richland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kalamazoo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Eastwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • South Gull Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
    • Oshtemo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Yorkville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Comstock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • North Dorr
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Corinth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Byron Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Carlisle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Cutlerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Caledonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutton is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Burlingame Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
    • Burlingame
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Clyde Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
    • Grandville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Kentwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Forest Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Jamestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Drenthe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Forest Grove Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Hudsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Zeeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jenison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • South Blendon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Holland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Bauer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Beechwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Kendall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Gobles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • North Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North Lake is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
    • Bloomingdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
    • Breedsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Glendale is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Almena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Almena is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
    • Kibbie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Bangor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
    • Mattawan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopkins, see our County-by-County Page for Hopkins.

Cemeteries Near Hopkins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopkins.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hopkins - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.

  • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Round Andrews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Andrews Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Andrews Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast of Allegan.
    • The Round Andrews Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hopkinsburg Cemetery
    • Ingerson Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Round Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #796 <3>
  • St. Stanislaus' Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Miner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Allegan County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jewett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson Corners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hopkins had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hopkins had a population of 605 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.

  • Hilliards
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
  • South Monterey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
  • Watson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Watson is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Shelbyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bradley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bradley is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Wayland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Millgrove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Millgrove is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
    • Millgrove has also been known as:
    • Mill Grove
  • Dorr
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Diamond Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Allegan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • New Salem is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Moline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • North Dorr
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Dunningville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Dunningville is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopkins.

Newspapers Published in Hopkins ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopkins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopkins, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopkins.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hopkins:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hopkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hopkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.