A visit to the Mount Hope Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Hope Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Hope Cemetery (FG ID #807649).
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 Mt. Hope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hope Cemetery:
43.4388, -91.4235
The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.
The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Mt. Hope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- English Bench Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- French Creek Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Portland Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Carsten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carsten Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsten Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Portland Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- May's Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Place Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The O'Hare Place Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Hare Place Cemetery
- Lycurgus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lycurgus Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus Cemetery
- Roese Plot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Roese Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roese Plot
- Lansing Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lansing Ridge Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing Ridge Cemetery
- New Albin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steele Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eitzen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lycurgus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Albin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quandahl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waukon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willington Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highlandville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Elon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dalby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Freeman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Riceford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper
(17 miles [27.4 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 Mt. Hope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allamakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- De Soto
- Lansing
- Mabel
- Mabel lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- New Albin
- Spring Grove
- Stoddard
- Waukon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mt. Hope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Allamakee 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 Mt. Hope Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #807649
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1948973 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1948973 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: Allamakee
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waukon NW
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4385844 Lon: -91.4234713
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Allamakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Hope 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |