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 ...
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>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
Lat: 37.8547° (37° 51' 16")
Lon: -97.6748° (-97° 40' 29")
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haven Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Haven Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunt - Shive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt - Shive Cemetery
- The Hunt - Shive Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Valley Twp. Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Eldridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eldridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Laurel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Laurel Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Mulkey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulkey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mulkey Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- St. Mark Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mark Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maize Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maize Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maize Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- St. Rose Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
- 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 Sedgwick County
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Old Halstead Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Halstead Cemetery
- The Old Halstead Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patterson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Haven is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haven <6>
- Saint Joe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Bentley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Bentley is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentley <6>
- Colwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwich
- Colwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwich <6>
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Burrton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Yoder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Yoder is located in Reno County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <6>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garden Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Maize
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
- Maize is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <6>
- Halstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Halstead is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <6>
- Goddard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Sedgwick is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <6>
- Cheney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westlink Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlink Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
- Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
- Van Arsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Obeeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
- Obeeville is located in Reno County
- Elmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Cruppers Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
- Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
- Darlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Darlow is located in Reno County
- Castleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Castleton is located in Reno County
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 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 Sedgwick 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
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: GNIS record #473806 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: Mount Hope
- County: Sedgwick Elev: 442
- Location given for GNIS #473806 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sedgwick County: www.sedgwickcounty.org/
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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 37.8547, Longitude: -97.6748 In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 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. |