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A visit to the Mount Hope Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Hope Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   38.9339°   (38° 56' 2")

Lon:   -99.5497°   (-99° 32' 58")

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

The county seat for Ellis County is located in Hays. Hays lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Mt. Hope Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Ellis County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Hope Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

    • Ellis
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hog Back
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hog Back have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
      • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
    • Yocemento
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocemento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
      • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
    • Ogallah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
      • Ogallah is located in Trego County
    • Antonino
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antonino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
      • Antonino is located in Ellis County
    • Hays
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Hays is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <4>
    • Munjor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
      • Munjor is located in Ellis County
    • Catharine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
      • Catharine is located in Ellis County
      • Catharine has also been known as:
      • Catherine
    • Trego
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
      • Trego is located in Trego County
      • Trego has also been known as:
      • Trego Center
      • Trego Tank
    • WaKeeney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Schoenchen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
      • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Zurich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
      • Zurich is located in Rooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Brownell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Palco
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
        • Palco is located in Rooks County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Liebenthal
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
        • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Victoria
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
        • Victoria is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Emmeram
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmeram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
        • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
      • McCracken
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
        • McCracken is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <4>
      • Plainville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pfeifer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfeifer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
        • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
      • Walker
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Walker is located in Ellis County
      • Hargrave
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hargrave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
        • Hargrave is located in Rush County
      • Codell
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
        • Codell is located in Rooks County
        • Former name for Codell:
        • Florreyville
      • Damar
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

    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 Ellis County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Brownell
    • Codell
    • Ellis
      • Ellis lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ellis.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Hays
      • Hays lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hays.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • McCracken
    • Ogallah
    • Palco
    • Plainville
    • Victoria
    • WaKeeney

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens
    • Hyacinth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyacinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hyacinth Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyacinth Cemetery
    • Oglala Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oglala Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oglala Cemetery is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oglala Cemetery
    • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Ft. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Cemetery
    • St. Andrew Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrew Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew Cemetery
    • Mt. Allen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Allen Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Allen Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Severin Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Severin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Severin Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Severin Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • St. Catharina Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Christ the King Catholic Cemetery is located in Trego County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ the King Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
      • The Christ the King Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wakeeney Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150688 <6>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Christ the King Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Christ the King Cemetery is located in Trego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ the King Cemetery
      • Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Wakeeney City Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • The Wakeeney City Cemetery is located in Trego County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wakeeney City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
        • The Wakeeney City Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Wakeeney Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakeeney City Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94009 <6>
      • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Trego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • Cordial Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cordial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cordial Cemetery is located in Rush County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cordial Cemetery
      • St. Anthony Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
      • Nickel Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nickel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nickel Cemetery is located in Rush County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nickel Cemetery
      • Pleasantview Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Rooks County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantview Cemetery

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

    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 #475176  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #475176 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: Ellis
      • County: Ellis         Elev: 649
      • Location given for GNIS #475176 (Mount Hope Cemetery)

    The official website for Ellis County: www.ellisco.net/

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Kansas' counties, including Ellis, 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- ) 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: 38.9339, Longitude: -99.5497       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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