Our Genealogy Helper
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 Hopewell (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 Hopewell. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Hopewell is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cherokee (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Hopewell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopewell:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Hopewell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Hollis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Ellenboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Washburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bostic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunshine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Six Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Caroleen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Alexander Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Mush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Camp Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Brindletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Shoups Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Enola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Yellow Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Parkhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Calvin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Glen Alpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Cooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Banoak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Advent Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Propst Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Blackburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Meadow Brook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Rhoney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Mountain View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Long View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- New House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Polkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Campcall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mooresboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Lattimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Delight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Lawndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Dellview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Bessemer City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- High Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boger City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Vein Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Patten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Sugar Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Lackey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Greenlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Moffitt Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Mill Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tryon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Chesnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Blacksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Mayo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fingerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
- Converse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Valley Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Campobello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <1>
- York County (SC)
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopewell, see our County-by-County Page for Hopewell.
Cemeteries Near Hopewell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopewell.
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 Hopewell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopewell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Thomas Walker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- White Oak Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wall's Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dobbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crowder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Webb Baptist Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heaven Bound Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Plain View Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lattimore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Hopewell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopewell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- New House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Ellenboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Washburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Bostic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Polkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Lattimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Campcall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Sunshine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Double Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopewell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopewell.
Newspapers Published in Hopewell ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopewell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopewell, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopewell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hopewell:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Cherokee County
- Spartanburg County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hopewell) 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 Hopewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |