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A visit to the Hopewell 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 Cemetery ...

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

45.1810, -122.7637

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

The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Hopewell Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hopewell Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hopewell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Zion Mennonite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Blosser / Amish / Erb / Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery
    • The Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gleason Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38828 <5>
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Aurora Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Aurora Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Cemetery
    • The Aurora Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Aurora Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38555 <5>
  • MacLaren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The MacLaren Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacLaren Cemetery
  • Gribble Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gribble Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gribble Cemetery
    • The Gribble Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gribble Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38851 <5>
  • Marks Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zoar Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Zoar Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Norwegian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39215 <5>
  • Aurora IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Irvin Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Irvin Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvin Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Irvin Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Irvin Cemetery
    • Irwin Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38975 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Old Colony Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colony Cemetery
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Barlow Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Butteville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Butteville Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Cemetery
    • Champoeg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Champoeg Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg Cemetery
    • Belle Passi Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
    • Baker Prairie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Cemetery.

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

  • Hubbard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Needy ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Needy is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
  • Aurora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Donald
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • McKee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • McKee is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
  • Macksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
  • Barlow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Canby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Canby is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <6>
  • Butteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Butteville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
  • Mount Angel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Gervais
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
    • Downs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Downs is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Wilsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mulino
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Scotts Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Paul
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Carus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Carus is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
    • Silverton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sherwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wilhoit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
    • Molalla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Middleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Willamette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Willamette is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
    • Newberg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell 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 professional and volunteer 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 Hopewell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Marion 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 Hopewell Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1163054  (Hopewell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1163054 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: Marion
      • Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Woodburn
      • Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.1809538     Lon: -122.7637038
      • 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 Oregon's counties, including Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hopewell 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.