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:
34.7010, -80.9854
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 Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in Chester. Chester lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west 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 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hopewell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ararat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ararat Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Union Ezella Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Ezella Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ezella Cemetery
- William Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blakles, Caldwells & Strouds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stroud Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Browns - Strouds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howze Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Howze Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howze Cemetery
- Gold Mine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gold Mine Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Cemetery
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary AME Zion Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gunthorne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Gunthorne Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunthorne Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Lancaster Memorial Park is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lancaster Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lancaster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70478 <5>
- Waxhaw Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Waxhaw Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Old Purity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Purity Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Purity Cemetery
- Richmond Covenanter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Catawba.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156600 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Richburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lando
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Lawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgemoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caskey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Bell Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Great Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Springdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Eureka Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Cornwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Mitford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roddey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blackstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wyck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lesslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Gayle Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lowrys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Rock Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Lancaster
- Rock Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 #1223283 (Hopewell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1223283 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Lawn
- Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7009752 Lon: -80.9853583
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Chester, 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 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. |
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