A visit to the Old Good Hope 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 Old Good Hope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Good Hope Cemetery:
32.2557, -89.0070
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Good Hope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Old Good Hope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Good Hope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Good Hope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Good Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McGee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Norman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Norman Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norman Cemetery
- Garlandville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Garlandville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Meridian.
- The Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59530 <5>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Newton County Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah 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 Old Good Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Good Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Chunky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garlandsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Penantly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verba ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lost Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Pine Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Stonewall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Success ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Ras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Pachuta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Nellieburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Suqualena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Hookston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
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 Old Good Hope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Good Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Enterprise
- Hickory
- Newton
- Newton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Good Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Old Good Hope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 Old Good Hope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675190 (Old Good Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675190 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hickory
- Location given for Old Good Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2557012 Lon: -89.0069996
- 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 Newton, 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- Old Good Hope 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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