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:
32.2988, -95.0695
The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hopewell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hopewell Cemetery.
Name Variations for Hopewell Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Perpetual Care Cemetery (African-American)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hopewell Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bacon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Curtis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Home Cemetery (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Threlkeld Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldin Memorial Garden (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of Arp.
- The Holt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4321 <4>
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- El Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jimtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fortson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Oliver's Chapel Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Overton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Florey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Florey Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
- Kilgore Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Gabriel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Browning
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sinclair City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Wright City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sexton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Selman City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Turnertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Troup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Starrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Joinerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pirtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Henrys Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Price
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kilgore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler
(13 miles [20.9 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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Hopewell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Overton
- Tyler
- Tyler lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hopewell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Whitehouse
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 #1338056 (Hopewell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1338056 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hope Pond
- Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2984857 Lon: -95.0696656
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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