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A visit to the Hopetown Cemetery ...


The location of the Hopetown Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hopetown Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopetown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopetown Cemetery

Lat:   39.3773°   (39° 22' 38")

Lon:   -82.9713°   (-82° 58' 16")

The Hopetown Cemetery is located in Ross County<2>.

The county seat for Ross County is located in Chillicothe. Chillicothe lies just to the south of the Hopetown Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Hopetown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Ross County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Hopetown Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

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

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopetown Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Riton ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
      • Riton is located in Ross County
    • Chillicothe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Fork Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
      • North Fork Village is located in Ross County
    • Andersonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Ross County
    • Massieville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
      • Massieville is located in Ross County
    • Deadman Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
      • Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
    • Kingston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellowbud
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
      • Yellowbud is located in Ross County
    • Schooley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
      • Schooley is located in Ross County
      • Schooley has also been known as:
      • Schooley Station
    • Musselman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musselman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
      • Musselman is located in Ross County
    • Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
      • Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
    • Bourneville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
      • Bourneville is located in Ross County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Frankfort
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Roxabell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
        • Roxabell is located in Ross County
      • Lattaville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
        • Lattaville is located in Ross County
        • Lattaville has also been known as:
        • Lattas
      • Summithill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summithill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
        • Summithill is located in Ross County
      • Alma
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Alma is located in Ross County
      • Adelphi
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
        • Adelphi is located in Ross County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelphi <4>
      • Thacher
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
        • Thacher is located in Pickaway County
        • Thacher has also been known as:
        • Livington
        • Thatcher Corners
      • Logan Elm Village
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Elm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
        • Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
      • Clarksburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
        • Clarksburg is located in Ross County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Richmond Dale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
        • Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
      • Laurelville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
        • Laurelville is located in Hocking County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <4>
      • Austin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
        • Austin is located in Ross County
      • Nipgen
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nipgen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
        • Nipgen is located in Ross County
      • Peck
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
        • Peck is located in Pike County
      • Huntsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
        • Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
      • Circleville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
        • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>

    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 Hopetown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ross County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopetown Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hopetown Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Overly Chapel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overly Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Overly Chapel Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overly Chapel Cemetery
    • Chillicothe Correctional Institute Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • St. Margarets Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Margarets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Margarets Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Margarets Cemetery
    • Rowland Memorial Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Chillicothe.
      • The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chilicothe Cemetery
      • Chillicothe Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41122 <7>
    • Armstrong Burials
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Burials have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Armstrong Burials is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Burials
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Station Road Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41168 <7>
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Andersonville Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • McDill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDill Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDill Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Bethel Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Crouse Chapel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Union Chapel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
      • Bowdle Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowdle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowdle Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowdle Cemetery
      • Biers Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Biers Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biers Cemetery
      • Liberty Hill Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Malone Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Malone Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malone Cemetery
      • Hamilton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Salem Reform Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Reform Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salem Reform Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Reform Cemetery
      • Salem White Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Salem White Church Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • The Salem White Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Lutheran Church Cemetery
        • Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
        • White Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem White Church Cemetery
      • Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Cemetery

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

    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 Hopetown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1963440  (Hopetown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1963440 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kingston
      • County: Ross         Elev: 205
      • Location given for GNIS #1963440 (Hopetown Cemetery)

    The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

    The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

    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 Ohio's counties, including Ross, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hopetown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3773, Longitude: -82.9713       In this case, the coordinates for the Hopetown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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