A visit to the Hopewell 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopewell Cemetery:
34.1362, -88.2592
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County<2>.
The county seat for Itawamba County is located in Fulton. Fulton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hopewell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hopewell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hopewell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Wiggington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wiggington Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggington Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Piney Grove Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Tremont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62083 <5>
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Wylie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wylie Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie Cemetery
- Cowley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley Cemetery
- Hathcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hathcock Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathcock Cemetery
- Riggans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Riggans Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggans Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Pleasant Site Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Site Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tilden Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Friendship North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tremont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tremont Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Riggins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Tremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ales ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Splunge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bounds Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Hatley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Eastman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Abney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Amory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gattman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Ballardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Sulligent
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Mantachie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Itawamba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amory
- Fulton
- Hamilton
- Sulligent
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hopewell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Itawamba 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706234 (Hopewell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706234 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: Itawamba
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tremont
- Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1362157 Lon: -88.2592084
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Itawamba, 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 from Point A (ie- Hopewell 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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