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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:   41.7504°   (41° 45' 1")

Lon:   -71.1971°   (-71° 11' 49")

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

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mt. Hope Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 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.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.

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

  • Swansea Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Swansea
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
    • Swansea is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Swansea
    • From the Mt. Hope Cemetery to Swansea
  • Ocean Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
    • Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
  • Hortonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bowenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Steep Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Somerset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
  • Bristol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
  • Coggeshall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Globe Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
    • Globe Village is located in Bristol County
  • Fall River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
      • Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
    • Flint Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
      • Flint Village is located in Bristol County
    • Old Town Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
      • Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
    • Dighton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
      • Dighton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
    • West Dighton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Rehoboth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
      • South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
    • Barrington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Barrington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Bristol
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rehoboth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
      • Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
    • Assonet ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assonet have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
      • Assonet is located in Bristol County
    • Segreganset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Annawomscutt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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. The following communities are located in Bristol County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Assonet - Historic
  • Fall River

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 #598847  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #598847 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: Somerset
    • County: Bristol         Elev: 15
    • Location given for GNIS #598847 (Mount Hope Cemetery)

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) 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: 41.7504, Longitude: -71.1971    
<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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<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>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.
<7>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.
<8>The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org.




 

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