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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hope Cemetery

Lat:   42.6778°   (42° 40' 40")

Lon:   -93.4794°   (-93° 28' 45")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Morgan Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Otis Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otis Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otis Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otis Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • 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 east of Rowan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94906 <5>
  • Galt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galt Cemetery
    • The Galt Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Galt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Galt.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94837 <5>
  • Oakland Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakland Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Coulter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Marion Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • 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 northwest 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynes Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynes Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maynes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Belmond Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmond Cemetery
      • The Belmond Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Franklin County
  • Popejoy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popejoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
    • Popejoy is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Coulter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
    • Coulter is located in Franklin County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Latimer is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <6>
  • Alexander
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Solberg ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
    • Solberg is located in Wright County
  • Reeve
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reeve. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
    • Reeve is located in Franklin County
  • Alden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cornelia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
      • Cornelia is located in Wright County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <6>
    • Iowa Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
      • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <6>
    • Blairsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
      • Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Meservey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meservey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
      • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Geneva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <6>
    • Chapin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Franklin County

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:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #459302  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #459302 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dows East
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 369
    • Location given for GNIS #459302 (Mount Hope Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Hope Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6778, Longitude: -93.4794       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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