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A visit to the Mount Hope Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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:

42.6778, -93.4794

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Dows.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94746 <5>
  • Olson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Olson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
  • Morgan Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Twp. Cemetery
  • Otis Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Otis Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Grove Cemetery
  • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Rowan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94906 <5>
  • Galt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Galt Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Galt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Galt.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94837 <5>
  • Oakland Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coulter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Dows.
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Vernon Twp. Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208750 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
    • Marion Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Belmond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96071 <5>
    • Alden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maynes Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Maynes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynes Grove Cemetery
    • Belmond Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Belmond Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmond Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Belmond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640620 <5>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clarion.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96109 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clarion.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94705 <5>
    • Holland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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:

  • Dows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rowan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakland is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Popejoy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Popejoy is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Coulter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coulter is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Galt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Latimer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexander
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Alexander is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Solberg ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Solberg is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
  • Reeve
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Reeve is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
  • Alden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bradford is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cornelia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornelia is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • Williams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Belmond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hampton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Iowa Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blairsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Meservey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Geneva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Chapin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chapin is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin

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 Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alden
    • Alden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Belmond
  • Clarion
  • Dows
    • Dows lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
  • Goodell
  • Hampton
  • Williams

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: