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:
32.7104, -88.8762
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 Kemper County<2>.
The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast 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.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Simmons Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Talbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Talbert Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbert Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- West Kemper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The West Kemper Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kemper Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Hensons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hensons Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensons Cemetery
- Herbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Herbert Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Cemetery
- Old Herbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Herbert Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Herbert Cemetery
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- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Roundtree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Roundtree Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtree Cemetery
- Mt. Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Nelson Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nelson Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The House Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Hesters Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Bogue Chitto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ocobla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Lynville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Tucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Neshoba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Handle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Suqualena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Hookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Fearns Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Dixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
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 Kemper 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:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Kemper 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 #707967 (Hopewell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707967 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: Kemper
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: House
- Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7104128 Lon: -88.8761637
- 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 Kemper, 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 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. |