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 #95530).
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:
41.8645, -93.8166
The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Boone. Boone lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 20 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.
- Cassel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dalander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Xenia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Xenia Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robbins Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Hopkins Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woodward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Lem Small Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lem Small Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lem Small Cemetery
- Sheldahl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sheldahl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Willie Coons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Madrid
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- High Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Xenia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodward
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sheldahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Luther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Polk City Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Andrews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polk City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Herrold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bouton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huxley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Midvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moingona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Boone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dallas Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ankeny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ames
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 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 Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ankeny
- Boone
- Boone lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Bouton
- Dallas Center
- Johnston
- Madrid
- Minburn
- Perry
- Polk City
- Slater
- Woodward
Websites to help with your 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 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 Boone 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: #95530
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459297 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459297 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Granger
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8647083 Lon: -93.8168922
- 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 Boone, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |