Hopewell Cemetery - Alvord, TX
N 33° 19.407 W 097° 37.793
14S E 627525 N 3687982
Hopewell Cemetery is a Historic Texas Cemetery which is still active, approaching two hundred burials. Located near the site of the original Hopewell Baptist Church along Wise County Road 2391, Alvord, TX.
Waymark Code: WMKF06
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2014
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The Historic Texas Cemetery Medallion and Plaque were placed here on April 6, 2014:
Hopewell
Cemetery
Established 1872
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010
Up the road from here is the Hopewell Baptist Church, which was here, originally, and its historical marker says:
In 1874, 35 charter members organized Hopewell Baptist Church. The congregation’s first building was located about one mile south at Hopewell Cemetery. In 1887, the church moved here, near the landmark hill named Lone Mound. Members built a new sanctuary in 1899, and were first ministered to by circuit riding preachers, meeting one Sunday a month for worship; by 1950, the congregation met weekly. The congregation’s focus has included missions and youth activities. Located near the Lone Mound School, Hopewell Baptist Church was a focal point for the community, and the sanctuary has long been a gathering place for residents. Today, Hopewell Baptist Church continues to be a spiritual leader in Wise County. (2010)
At the front of the cemetery is a stone monolith with some background as well:
History of Hopewell Cemetery
Organized 1872
Land given by Geo. Buchanan. Hopewell Church was located 50 yds east of cemetery. First pastor at that location was W.M. Thompson in 1872. Church later moved to present location in 1887.
Rev. J.O. Peyton Rev. Perry Peyton Rev. G.T. Levertt Rev. T.W. Thorp
Families who lived in the community and buried in the Hopewell Cemetery
Hornbeck Clardy Hodges Johnson Nunn Farrington Bond Perkins Jennings King Watson Reynolds McFarling True Phillips Grantham Davis Hill Wilson Beavers Blair Murray Cage Claborn Morrison Berg Parks White Taylor Hanner Ringo Peyton Gaylon
Veterans of War
E.L. Hodges Roy Sherman
Clovis Hodges B.L. Peyton
W.H. Hodges Ogle Shipley
Eddie Farrington Wm. Smith
Ziba King C.E. Farrington
T.L. Jennings Farris Albin
Robert Clouse Elmer Hodges
Wm. Carol True Guenn Peyton
J.H. Peyton, Jr. James Richards
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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