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:
37.8547, -97.6748
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 Sedgwick County<2>.
The county seat for Sedgwick County is located in Wichita. Wichita lies 22 miles [35.4 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 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.
- Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Haven Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunt - Shive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hunt - Shive Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt - Shive Cemetery
- The Hunt - Shive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hunt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92753 <5>
- Valley Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley Twp. Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Twp. Cemetery
- Eldridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Laurel Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
- Mulkey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mulkey Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulkey Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Burrton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maize Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maize Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Halstead Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Halstead Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Halstead Cemetery
- The Old Halstead Cemetery has also been known as:
- Halstead Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2537590 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Andale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Bentley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Burrton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Yoder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garden Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Maize
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Halstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goddard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cheney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westlink Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
- Van Arsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- Obeeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Obeeville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
- Elmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Cruppers Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
- Darlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darlow is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Castleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Castleton is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
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 Sedgwick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andale
- Bentley
- Cheney
- Colwich
- Garden Plain
- Goddard
- Halstead
- Haven
- Haven lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haven.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Maize
- Maize 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 Maize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
- Sedgwick
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:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Sedgwick 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 #473806 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473806 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: Sedgwick
- Est. Elev: 442 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Hope
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8547335 Lon: -97.6747696
- 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 Sedgwick, 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 drawn 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. |