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 ...
The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Christoph Hammer Family Cemetery
- Convent Cemetery
- The Convent Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent Cemetery
- Crucifixion Cemetery
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Fairbanks Family Cemetery
- Forest Green Cemetery
- The Forest Green Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Frederick Hammer Family Cemetery
- Hargreaves Family Cemetery
- Hoffman Family Cemetery
- Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
- Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Ruff Family Cemetery
- The Ruff Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Tabor Cemetery
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Toledo Cemetery
- The Toledo Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Union Valley Cemetery
- The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
- Veterans Cemetery
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Houston County
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- Vix Cemetery
- The Vix Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vix Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Barre Mills
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County (WI)
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- Brice Prairie
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
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- Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Caledonia
- Chaseburg
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Dakota
- Dakota is located in Winona County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- French Island
- French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
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- Genoa
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Grand Crossing
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
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- Hokah
- Holmen
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Houston
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- La Crescent
- La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Midway
- Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
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- Money Creek
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
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- Nodine
- Nodine is located in Winona County
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- North La Crosse
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
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- Onalaska
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Reno
- Reno is located in Houston County
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- Shelby
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
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- Stoddard
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
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 Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- Hokah
- Holmen
- Houston
- La Crescent
- La Crosse
- Onalaska
- Stoddard
- West Salem
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 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 Mt. Hope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 #648169 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648169 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Crescent
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Hope Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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