Anderson in Anderson County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Hopewell Cemetery

Photographed by Brian Scott, August 23, 2008

1. Old Hopewell Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Located 1.09 miles northwest, this cemetery marks the original site of Hopewell Baptist Church which was constituted in 1803. The cemetery contains graves of Revolutionary and Confederate veterans. Some graves are marked by field stones with hand-chiseled initials.

Erected 1975 by Hopewell Baptist Church Congregation. (Marker Number 4-14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 34° 35.811′ N, 82° 36.994′ W. Marker is in Anderson, South Carolina, in Anderson County. It is on East Greenville Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in the southeast corner of the intersection of SC 81 (Greenville Street) and Hopewell/Concord Roads. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Anderson SC 29621, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hopewell Church (approx. half a mile away); "Lord, We Are Grateful" (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lebanon Baptist Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Veterans of All Wars (approx. 4½ miles away); Anderson, S.C. (approx. 5.2 miles away); World War I and II Veterans (approx. 5.2 miles away); Korean War / Viet Nam Veterans (approx. 5.2 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Weather Reporting Station (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Hole (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anderson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. M42A1 "Duster" (was approx. 5 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Old Hopewell Cemetery. Note: The cemetery located

Photographed by Randy Tucker, January 12, 2019

2. Old Hopewell Cemetery Marker

at the Hopewell Baptist Church (about 0.5 miles to the east) is not the cemetery referenced in this marker.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Additional commentary.
1. Directions to Old Hopewell Cemetery
1) From the church, travel east alone Hopewell Road toward SC Highway 81.
2) Cross over 81 onto Concord Road. Turn right onto Shackelburg Road (SC Highway 276).
3) Turn right onto Hidden Falls Drive.
4) Look a sign on the right. Walk up the steep path and the cemetery will be in the woods to your right.

— Submitted January 4, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.