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:
38.7948, -76.9247
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 Prince George's County<2>.
The county seat for Prince George's County is located in Upper Marlboro. Upper Marlboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Bells UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bells UMC Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells UMC Cemetery
- The Bells UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bells Cemetery
- Bells Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80748 <5>
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Barnabus Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barnabus Cemetery
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
- Bayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bayne Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayne Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #PG:76B-11 <6>
- Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxon Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oxon Hill Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxon Hill Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Washington National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
- The Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234346 <5>
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Clinton.
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ressurection Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #PG:81A-30 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #165773 <5>
- Westphalia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Westphalia Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia Cemetery
- Forest Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Memorial Cemetery
- Epiphany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Epiphany Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52015 <5>
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyles Family Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Family Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Church of the Atonement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cheltenham Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham Cemetery
- Church of the Holy Rosary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Camp Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Temple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morningside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
- Auth Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Auth Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auth Village
- Marlow Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Suitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Oxon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- District Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Forest Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Fort Foote Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Thrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Blandford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Walker Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walker Mill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Mill
- Coral Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- Cheltenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Rosaryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Westphalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Capitol Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Brandywine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Randolph Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Pepper Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Seat Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Fairmount Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairmount Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
- Warwick Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Huntington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Belle Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
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 Prince George's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Capitol Heights
- Clinton
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 Maryland:
- Pages specific to Prince George's 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 #1714644 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1714644 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: Prince George's
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anacostia
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7948361 Lon: -76.9246956
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, 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 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |