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 #643906).
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:
41.6814, -87.6906
The Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Blue Island.
The cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.
While not adjacent, to the north is the Mount Olivet Cemetery. To the southwest is the Beverly Cemetery.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the north of The Mt. Hope Cemetery is the Mount Greenwood Cemetery.
Although not adjacent, there are 3 cemeteries that are nearby to the Mt. Hope Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Mt. Hope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Hope Cemetery ...
The Mt. Hope Cemetery was founded in 1885.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.
- St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hills Gardens South
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Restvale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bachelor Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The County Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- St. Gabriel Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Berger Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old German Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Oak Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Merrionette Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blue Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alsip
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robbins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calumet Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Crestwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Posen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dixmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oak Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midlothian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hometown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Englewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Englewood
- Chicago Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Markham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Worth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palos Heights
(5 miles [8 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. The following communities are located in Cook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Island
- Harvey
- Midlothian
- Palos Heights
- Robbins
- Washington Heights
- Worth
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 professional and volunteer 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Cook 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: #643906
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413982 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413982 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: Cook
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Island
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6811449 Lon: -87.6908828
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Cook, 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 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. |