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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. 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:

44.4656, -68.9511

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 Waldo County<2>.

The county seat for Waldo County is located in Belfast. Belfast lies just to the southwest 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gordon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
  • Smart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Smart Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • East Belfast Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Belfast Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belfast Cemetery
  • Bowditch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Bowditch Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowditch Cemetery
  • Nickerson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nickerson Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickerson Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
  • Webster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • Seekens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Seekens Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekens Cemetery
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
  • Piper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Piper Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Cemetery
  • Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grove Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Belfast Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Northport Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
    • Pitcher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
    • West Belfast Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Belfast Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belfast Cemetery
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
    • Harding Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Harding Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
    • Shorey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Shorey Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorey Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Waldo County
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    • Watson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
    • Bayview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Searsport
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Belfast
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryants Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
  • Stockton Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • East Northport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • East Northport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
  • North Searsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
  • Waldo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Waldo is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Sandy Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Penobscot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
  • North Islesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
  • Castine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Penobscot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Belmont Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
    • Greers Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Center Belmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Monroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Harborside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Brooksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Monroe Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • Verona Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Former name for Verona Island:
      • Verona
    • Prospect Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Bucksport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Frankfort
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brooks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Waldo County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Waldo 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 #571768  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #571768 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: Waldo
      • Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Searsport
      • Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.465631     Lon: -68.9511446
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Waldo, 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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.