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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 located in Fauquier County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fauquier County: Clarke, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford & Warren.
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:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Hopewell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Landmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Halfway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Broad Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zulla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Kerfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Frytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Delaplane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arlington County
- Williamsburg Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Frogtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berrys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Arcadia Farm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wadesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Homeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Elkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Eggbornsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- London Towne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Floris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Pender
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Random Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Reston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sideburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Offutt Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Armel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Tulip
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Echo Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Stephens City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Middleburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aldie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Mountville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Welbourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Philomont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Pump
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Waxpool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Silcott Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Ashburn Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Haymarket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catharpin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Broad Run Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bull Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Bataan Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bristow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Sudley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Amissville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reager
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Cropp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Applewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Front Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Reliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Limeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Point-of-Rocks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Tuscarora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Poolesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beallsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darnestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Travilah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Dickerson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Potomac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barnesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Blocktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Kabletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bloomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Summit Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Charles Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ranson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
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.
- Georgetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Solon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buckland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ish Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aldie Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Stonewall Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<2>
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.
- Waterfall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- The Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broad Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halfway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Landmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Zulla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Hickory Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Buckland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Haymarket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catharpin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
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 30 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 11 miles [17.7 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arlington County
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Frederick County
- Montgomery County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hopewell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |