A visit to the Mount Hope Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery (MACRIS ID: NAL.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: NAL.801'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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:
41.9757, -71.3137
The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 12 miles [19.3 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- North Purchase Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Burial Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Plainville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old Kirk Yard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Shepardville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shepardville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardville Cemetery
- Gerould Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arnold Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Mill Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mill Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Quaker Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Quaker Burying Ground is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Burying Ground
- Metcalf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Sheldonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- St. Basil the Great Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Basil the Great Cemetery
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Basil Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Norton Common Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Attleboro Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- North Attleboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Attleborough City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Dodgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Chartley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Briggs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Berkeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Seekonk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Norton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foxborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrentham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lime Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saylesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pawtucket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Foxboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Hill
(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. Unless otherwise noted, 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.
- Attleboro
- Central Falls
- Foxborough
- Mansfield
- North Attleboro
- Pawtucket
- Wrentham
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 helpful 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 Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Bristol 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 MACRIS Record: NAL.801
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599513 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599513 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: Bristol
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Attleboro
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9773214 Lon: -71.3150544
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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.
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| <2> | 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. |
| <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- 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. |