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A visit to the Hope Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hope Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hope Cemetery (FG ID #82551).

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 Hope Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hope Cemetery:

48.8379, -95.7619

The Hope Cemetery is located in Roseau County<2>.

The county seat for Roseau County is located in Roseau. Roseau lies just to the north of the Hope Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hope Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Hope Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spruce Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Spruce Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Cemetery
  • Rose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Malung Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Malung Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malung Cemetery
  • Spruce Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Spruce Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Cemetery
  • Mellum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Mellum Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellum Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Opdahl Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Opdahl Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdahl Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Badger Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Badger Creek Cemetery is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Creek Cemetery
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
    • Falun Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Falun Cemetery is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falun Cemetery
    • Badger Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Badger Cemetery is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Cemetery
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • Nannestad Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nannestad Cemetery is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannestad Cemetery
    • Mickinock Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mickinock Cemetery is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickinock Cemetery
    • Beaver Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hope Cemetery.

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

  • Roseau
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Salol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Salol is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salol
  • Badger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wannaska
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • South Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sprague
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Hickey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
  • Vassar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
  • Piney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
  • Middlebro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wampum
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampum
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Warroad
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenbush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moodie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodie
    • Menisino
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menisino
    • Swift
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Swift is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Badger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
    • Sirko
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirko

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 Hope Cemetery. The following communities are located in Roseau County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Hope Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Roseau 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 Hope Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #82551

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #645174  (Hope Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #645174 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: Roseau
      • Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Roseau
      • Location given for Hope Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.837759     Lon: -95.761933
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Roseau, 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- 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.