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:
44.0702, -92.5785
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 Olmsted County<2>.
The county seat for Olmsted County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies just to the 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Center Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Byron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Byron Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Othello Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Othello Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rochester.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82040 <5>
- Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosamount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rosamount Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamount Cemetery
- Oronoco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oronoco Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Island Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pine Island Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Island Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pine Island.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019903 <5>
- Milton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- South Zumbro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The South Zumbro Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zumbro Cemetery
- East St. Olaf Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fitch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch 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:
- Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Post Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oronoco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shanty Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Kasson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mantorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Dell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Dodge Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Potsdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Mazeppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- High Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Stewartville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Predmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Zumbrota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jarrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Zumbro Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Concord
(16 miles [25.7 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 Olmsted County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Dodge Center
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Kasson
- Mantorville
- Mazeppa
- Oronoco
- Pine Island
- Rochester
- Stewartville
- West Concord
- Zumbro Falls
- Zumbrota
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Olmsted 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 #648171 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648171 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: Olmsted
- Est. Elev: 382 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.070242 Lon: -92.5785161
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Olmsted, 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 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. |