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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopewell Cemetery

Lat:   34.1362°   (34° 8' 10")

Lon:   -88.2592°   (-88° 15' 33")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dyer Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
  • Wiggington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiggington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiggington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wiggington Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Tremont.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62083 <5>
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
  • Wylie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wylie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wylie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wylie Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
  • Cowley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cowley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Hathcock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathcock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hathcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hathcock Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Riggans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riggans Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
    • Pleasant Site Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Site Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Site Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Site Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
    • Concord Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
    • Old Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
    • Tilden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tilden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tilden Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Friendship North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship North Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
    • Tremont Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tremont Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tremont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tremont Cemetery is located in Itawamba County

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
    • Riggins is located in Monroe County
  • Tremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
    • Tremont is located in Itawamba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <6>
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Detroit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <6>
  • Ales ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ales have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
    • Ales is located in Monroe County
  • Clay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Itawamba County
  • Oakland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Itawamba County
  • Floyton ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
    • Floyton is located in Monroe County
  • Splunge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Splunge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
    • Splunge is located in Monroe County
  • Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Itawamba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>
  • Carolina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Carolina is located in Itawamba County
  • Weston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Marion County (AL)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hatley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
      • Hatley is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Eastman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Itawamba County
    • Abney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
      • Abney is located in Itawamba County
    • Hamilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
      • Gattman is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Ballardsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ballardsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
      • Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
    • Richmond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Lee County
    • Sulligent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
      • Sulligent is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <6>
    • Pikeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
      • Pikeville is located in Marion County (AL)
    • 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.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #706234 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Tremont
    • County: Itawamba         Elev: 159
    • Location given for GNIS #706234 (Hopewell Cemetery)

The official website for Itawamba County: www.co.itawamba.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hopewell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1362, Longitude: -88.2592       In this case, the coordinates for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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