A visit to the Hopson 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 Hopson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopson Cemetery:
36.3045, -83.6157
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hopson Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the east southeast of the Hopson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Hopson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Branson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Branson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Hammock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Zachary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Zachary Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Clapp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Clapp Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapp Cemetery
- Cabbage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cabbage Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Kitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kitts Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts 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 Hopson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washburn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Lulaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Big Barren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Maples ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Head of Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Lea Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Luttrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Bowen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Raven Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Goin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Maynardville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zacharytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Caney Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Corryton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
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 Hopson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
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 Hopson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 Hopson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1288341 (Hopson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1288341 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 380 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dutch Valley
- Location given for Hopson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3045285 Lon: -83.6157391
- 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 Grainger, 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- Hopson 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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