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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:

38.9339, -99.5497

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 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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Hope Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 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. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Ellis.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973480 <5>
  • Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hyacinth Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hyacinth Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyacinth Cemetery
  • Oglala Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oglala Cemetery is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglala Cemetery
  • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ft. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ft. Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Cemetery
  • St. Andrew Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Andrew Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrew Cemetery
  • Mt. Allen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Allen Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
    • The St. Severin Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Severin Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • St. Catharina Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Christ the King Catholic Cemetery is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150688 <5>
    • Christ the King Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130337 <5>
    • Wakeeney City Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Wakeeney City Cemetery is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeeney City Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94009 <5>
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cordial Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Cordial Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordial Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Nickel Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Nickel Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel Cemetery
    • Pleasantview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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)
    • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
  • Yocemento
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
  • Ogallah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ogallah is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
  • Antonino
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Antonino is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
  • Hays
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hays is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <6>
  • Munjor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Munjor is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
  • Toulon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Toulon is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
  • Catharine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine
  • Trego
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Trego is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
    • 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)
    • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Turkville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Turkville is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
    • Zurich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Zurich is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Brownell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Palco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Palco is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Liebenthal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Victoria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Victoria is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
    • Emmeram
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
    • McCracken
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Plainville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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 websites either 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:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #475176 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: Ellis
      • Est. Elev: 649 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ellis
      • Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.9338996     Lon: -99.5484444
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 'straight-line' (or 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>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.