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:
40.2697, -95.4505
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 Atchison County<2>.
The county seat for Atchison County is located in Rock Port. Rock Port lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest 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] of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Guilliams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parish Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
- Tharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- English Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The English Grove Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Grove Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- St. Deroin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Annes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- Former name for St. Annes Cemetery:
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2367895 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillsdale Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Nemaha (NE).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100775 <5>
- Arago Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brick Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Shubert (NE).
- The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moorhead Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2330700 <5>
- Berg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fricke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Craig.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #898836 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Corning
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Corning is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Fairfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barada is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Arago ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arago is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Rock Port
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shubert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tarkio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Phelps City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Nemaha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nemaha is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Nemaha has also been known as:
- Nemaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <6>
- Bigelow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Straussville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Straussville is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straussville
- Big Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Lake is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Mound City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rulo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <6>
- Verdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Fortescue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fortescue is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 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 Atchison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bigelow
- Brownville
- Corning
- Craig
- Fairfax
- Falls City
- Howe
- Mound City
- Nemaha
- Rock Port
- Rulo
- Salem
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Skidmore
- Stella
- Tarkio
- Verdon
- Westboro
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 professional and volunteer 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Atchison 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 #743278 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #743278 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: Atchison
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfax
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2697202 Lon: -95.4505368
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Atchison, 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 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. |