A visit to the Hopkins 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 Hopkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopkins Cemetery:
36.4715, -82.1415
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Hopkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hopkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hopkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Crumley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crumley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley Cemetery
- Van Over Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Van Over Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Over Cemetery
- Vanover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shipley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Boy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Boy Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Stophel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stophel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stophel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ritchie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ritchie Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Marklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Marklin Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklin Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hopkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Ruthton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Buladeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Bluff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <6>
- Childress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Holston Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Biltmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Siam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Piney Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elizabethton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Watauga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Fish Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Blountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beechnut City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Thom ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
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 Hopkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Bristol
- Elizabethton
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 Hopkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Hopkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1328482 (Hopkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1328482 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 541 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keenburg
- Location given for Hopkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4714976 Lon: -82.1415182
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Sullivan, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hopkins 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. |