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A visit to the Hopewell American Methodist Episcopal Zion 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 AME Zion Cemetery ...

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

35.3746, -80.9109

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

The Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County<2>.

The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McCoy Slave Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The McCoy Slave Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Slave Cemetery
  • Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Rural Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Rural Hill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill Cemetery
  • George Elliott Family Slave Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Caldwell Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Miranda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Miranda Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lawing School Road Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Grove Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
    • The Pleasant Grove Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
  • United House of Prayer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Huntersville First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
      • The Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lowes Cemetery
      • Lowesville Cemetery
    • Morningside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morningside Cemetery is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
    • New Vision Foursquare Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jonahville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Jonahville Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonahville Cemetery
    • Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Thrift Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Thrift Baptist Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift Baptist Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Huntersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Chateau Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
  • Croft
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
  • Lucia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lucia is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
  • Lowesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
  • Mount Holly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Paw Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
  • Cornelius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodland ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • River View ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Westport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Westport is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
      • Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Cannon Cross Roads
      • Cannon's Crossroads
      • Wallace Cross Roads
      • Wallace Crossroads
    • Davidson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Triangle ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Brown Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Biddleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Machpelah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
    • Stanley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinecrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Dalton Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Wilmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Charlotte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Newell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Alexis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Alexis is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis

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 AME Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecklenburg County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell AME Zion 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 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 AME Zion 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 AME Zion Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2025474  (Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2025474 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: Mecklenburg
    • Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Mountain Island Lake
    • Location given for Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery:
    • Lat: 35.3745827     Lon: -80.9109068
    • 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 North Carolina's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hopewell AME Zion 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.