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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 ...

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

Lat:   37.4589°   (37° 27' 32")

Lon:   -95.3514°   (-95° 21' 5")

The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Neosho County<1>.

The county seat for Neosho County is located in Erie. Erie lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mt. Hope Cemetery .

Name Variations for Mt. Hope Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Galesburg Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ladore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant - Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Urbana Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urbana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urbana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Urbana Cemetery is located in Neosho County
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thayer Cemetery is located in Neosho County
  • South Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Center Cemetery is located in Neosho County
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Neosho County
  • West Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Bethany Cemetery is located in Neosho County
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Labette County
  • Plainfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plainfield Cemetery is located in Neosho County
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    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Labette County
    • Morehead Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morehead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morehead Cemetery is located in Neosho County
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Labette County
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Neosho County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Neosho County
    • East Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Hill Cemetery is located in Neosho County
    • New East Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New East Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New East Hill Cemetery is located in Neosho County
    • South Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Valley Cemetery is located in Neosho County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.

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

  • Galesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Thayer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dennis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <6>
  • Morehead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <6>
  • Earlton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
    • Earlton is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Rollin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Brooks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Wilson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brooks
    • From the Mt. Hope Cemetery to Brooks
  • Chanute
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Strauss
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Cherryvale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mound Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
      • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mound Valley
      • From the Mt. Hope Cemetery to Mound Valley
    • Walnut
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Altoona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hilford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
      • Hilford is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hilford
      • From the Mt. Hope Cemetery to Hilford
    • Altamont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Labette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Labette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
      • Labette is located in Labette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Labette has also been known as:
      • Labette City
    • Leanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
      • Leanna is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leanna
      • From the Mt. Hope Cemetery to Leanna
    • Vilas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vilas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vilas
      • From the Mt. Hope Cemetery to Vilas
    • Neodesha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
      • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <6>
    • McCune
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Stark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Penfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Petrolia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Allen County
    • Greenbush
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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 Neosho County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Altamont
  • Altoona
  • Chanute
  • Cherryvale
  • Dennis
    • Dennis lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dennis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Erie
    • Erie lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Galesburg
  • Labette
  • McCune
    • McCune lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McCune.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune
  • Morehead
  • Mound Valley
  • Neodesha
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
    • Saint Paul
    • Stark
      • Stark lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stark.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Thayer
      • Thayer lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thayer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer

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:

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 #469685  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #469685 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: Galesburg
    • County: Neosho         Elev: 296
    • Location given for GNIS #469685 (Mount Hope Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Neosho, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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: 37.4589, Longitude: -95.3514    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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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