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:
38.1415, -77.4391
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Caroline County<2>.
The county seat for Caroline County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies just to the southeast of the Hopewell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hopewell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hopewell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Lawn Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lawn Cemetery
- Second New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Massaponax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Massaponax Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #341838 <5>
- Round Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Round Oak Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Travelers Rest Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest Cemetery
- Old Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Wright Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wright Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Mt. Dew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Dew Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Dew Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Thornburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Massaponax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Marye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olney Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Leavells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Snell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moss Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Spotsylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Samuels Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Hampstead Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- DeJarnette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Waverly Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Chatham Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Little Falls Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Partlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Post Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Penola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Port Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodlanding Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Falmouth Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
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 Caroline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hopewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowling Green
- Falmouth
- Fredericksburg
- Port Royal
- Spotsylvania
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 either 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Caroline 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 #1739353 (Hopewell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739353 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: Caroline
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Guinea
- Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1415212 Lon: -77.4391494
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Caroline, 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 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'. |
| <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. |