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A visit to the Hopewell Cemetery ...


The location of the Hopewell 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 Hopewell Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.1449°   (34° 8' 41")

Lon:   -81.2718°   (-81° 16' 18")

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

The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hopewell Cemetery .

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 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 Hopewell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Richland 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 Hopewell 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 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.

    • White Rock
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ballentine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>
    • Irmo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
    • Dutch Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Peak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>
    • Rock Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Little Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jenkinsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Seven Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Slighs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Lexington
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Andrews
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
        • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
      • Lake Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
        • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Pomaria
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rion
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
        • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Red Bank
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
        • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Oak Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
        • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
      • Monticello
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
        • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Springdale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Springdale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
        • Springdale is located in Lexington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
      • West Columbia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Prosperity
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

    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 Richland County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hopewell Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Bickley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bickley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bickley Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bickley Cemetery
    • Hiller Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hiller Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiller Cemetery
    • Threewits Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Threewits Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Threewits Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Threewits Cemetery
    • Jacob Eargle Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Eargle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacob Eargle Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Eargle Cemetery
    • Bauknight Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bauknight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bauknight Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bauknight Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Lindler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lindler Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindler Cemetery
    • Whites Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whites Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Cemetery
    • Schmitz Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schmitz Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Schmitz Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmitz Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71331 <7>
    • Meetzer - Orris Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meetzer - Orris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meetzer - Orris Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meetzer - Orris Cemetery
    • Thomas Boyd Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Boyd Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Boyd Cemetery
    • Eargle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eargle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eargle Cemetery is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eargle Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • St. Thomas Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Lexington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
      • David Bounts Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Bounts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The David Bounts Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Bounts Cemetery
      • Stuck Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stuck Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuck Cemetery
      • Golden Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Golden Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Cemetery
      • St. Pauls AME Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • St. Pauls Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Capers Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Capers Chapel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Capers Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Chapin.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capers Chapel Cemetery
      • Peak Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peak Cemetery is located in Newberry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peak Cemetery
      • Upper Pine Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Upper Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lexington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Gibson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson 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 Hopewell Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1223280  (Hopewell Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1223280 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: Chapin
      • County: Richland         Elev: 135
      • Location given for GNIS #1223280 (Hopewell Cemetery)

    The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/

    The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 South Carolina's counties, including Richland, 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 Hopewell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1449, Longitude: -81.2718       In this case, the coordinates for the Hopewell 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>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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