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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 #93132)

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 ...

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

Lat:   38.3768°   (38° 22' 36")

Lon:   -95.9723°   (-95° 58' 20")

The cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.

As an estimate, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Neosho Rapids.

Adjacent to the Mt. Hope Cemetery and just to the east is the Saint Lawrence Catholic Cemetery.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Emporia. Emporia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Mt. Hope Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.

  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Badger Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chicago Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chicago Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chicago Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chicago Mound Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Coffey County
  • Hartford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartford Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Arvonia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arvonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arvonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arvonia Cemetery is located in Osage County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Strawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strawn Cemetery is located in Coffey County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Reading Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Bowman & Adgate Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman & Adgate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman & Adgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowman & Adgate Cemetery is located in Coffey County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Key West Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key West Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Key West Cemetery is located in Coffey County
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Maydale Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maydale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maydale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maydale Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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.

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 Lyon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:

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 #477545  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #477545 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: Lebo NW
    • County: Lyon         Elev: 348
    • Location given for GNIS #477545 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #93132

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Kansas' counties, including Lyon, 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- ) 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: 38.3768, Longitude: -95.9723    
<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 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.
<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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