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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hopedale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hopedale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hopedale is located in Alamance County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alamance County: Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph & Rockingham.

Below are the counties that are near Hopedale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopedale:

  • Alamance County     (The home county of Hopedale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Carolina
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Carolina is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Lakeview Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Glencoe
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Glencoe is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Beverly Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Beverly Hills is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
    • Hunting Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
    • Lakeside
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lakeside is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Morgantown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Morgantown is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Lakeview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Northwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Northwood is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Granite Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Granite Village is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Village
    • Burlington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jackson Park is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park
  • Caswell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Stony Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Anderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Anderson is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Jericho
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jericho is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Prospect Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
    • Ashland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashland is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Locust Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
    • Ridgeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • West Yanceyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
    • Yanceyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Quick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Quick is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
    • Bethel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bethel is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Leasburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Siler City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bynum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bynum is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
    • Fearrington Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
    • Pittsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Durham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • The American Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • The American Village is located in Durham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
    • Rougemont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bahama
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Durham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Guilford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Gibsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Whitsett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sedalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sedalia is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • McLeansville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Browns Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Forest Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
    • Rudd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Rudd is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
    • Julian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • White Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • White Oak is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Cumberland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cumberland is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Greensboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Climax
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Lakeview Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
    • Cheeks Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
    • Miles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Miles is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Carr
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Carr is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
    • Jordan Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jordan Oak is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Oak
    • Cedar Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Efland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • McDade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • McDade is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
    • Stagecoach Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
    • Just-A-Mere Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
    • Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oaks is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Teer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Teer is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
  • Person County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Hurdle Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Allens Level
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Allens Level is located in Person County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
    • Cates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cates is located in Person County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
    • Roseville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Roseville is located in Person County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Timberlake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitt Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitt Town is located in Person County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
    • Hicks Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hicks Village is located in Person County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
    • Mount Tirzah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord is located in Person County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Roxboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ceffo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ceffo is located in Person County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Liberty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Melanchton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Melanchton is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
    • Redcross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Redcross is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
    • Staley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Millboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Millboro is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
    • Franklinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramseur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Randleman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Worthville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Worthville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.
    • Lawsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Belmont is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Reidsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruffin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Norwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwood is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Wentworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
    • Wittys Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
    • College Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • College Village is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopedale, see our County-by-County Page for Hopedale.

Cemeteries Near Hopedale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopedale.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hopedale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopedale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Hopedale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopedale.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopedale, with the one closest to Hopedale listed first.

  • Burlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Graham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <1>
  • Haw River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McCray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • McCray is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
  • Union Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
  • Elon College
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Swepsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Hawfields
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawfields is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
  • Mebane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <1>
  • Altamahaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
  • Gibsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stony Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rock Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Corbett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Corbett is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
    • Cherry Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopedale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopedale.

Newspapers Published in Hopedale ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopedale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopedale, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopedale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hopedale:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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- Hopedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hopedale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.