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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 primarily located in Williamsburg County. A portion of Hopewell extends into Georgetown County.
To see how the shape of South 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 Williamsburg County: Berkeley, Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown & Marion.
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:
- Williamsburg County (The home county of Hopewell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Hemingway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nesmith
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stuckey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Snow Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
- Indiantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Cades
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kingstree
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Salters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moore Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
- Lane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lane is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Johnsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hannah is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Wren Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wren Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Pamplico
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Friendfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendfield is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Scranton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Carters Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
- Allentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Willie Towne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
- Campfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campfield is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Andrews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
- Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sampit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sampit is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
- Steele Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
- Inlet Oaks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
- Litchfield Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Horry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Brownway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownway is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Bucksport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bucksport is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eddy Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Lake
- Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
- Socastee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Windjammer Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Windjammer Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village
- Conway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Red Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Cochran Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Gresham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Centenary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Rains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mingo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nesmith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Johnsonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hemingway.
- The Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- Muddy Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69931 <2>
- Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hemingway.
- The Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawrimore Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422037 <2>
- Garden of Devotion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Hucks Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.
- Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rhems
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rhems is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhems
- Choppee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Choppee is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choppee
- Morrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Indiantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Johnsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Petersfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Petersfield is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersfield
- Cooper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Bloomingvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingvale is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingvale
- Yauhannah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yauhannah is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yauhannah
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plantersville is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Dongola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dongola is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Fowler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bucksport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bucksport is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
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 7 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 South Carolina
- Pages specific to Williamsburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Horry County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |