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:
38.5328, -90.2909
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 Saint Louis County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies just 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- New Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Gatewood Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gatewood Gardens Cemetery is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gatewood Gardens Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The Gatewood Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Picker Cemetery
- St. Louis Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #958964 <5>
- New St. Marcus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Marcus Cemetery
- St. Marcus Cemetery (New)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Marcus Cemetery (New) is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery (New)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marcus Cemetery (New) is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30499 <5>
- Our Redeemer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Our Redeemer Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Redeemer Cemetery
- Sunset Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Burial Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Burial Park
- St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- St. Marcus Commemorative Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30670 <5>
- Old St. Marcus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
- St.s Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261610 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lakewood Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakewood Park Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Park Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- New St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New St. Johns Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Johns Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Matthew Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31361 <5>
- Sappington Grave Yard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sappington Grave Yard is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappington Grave Yard
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ivory
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Lemay
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lemay is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemay
- Bella Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bella Villa is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Wilbur Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilbur Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Saint George
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saint George is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,336 people
- Green Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Mehlville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- East Carondelet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carondelet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Affton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Lakeshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
- Mackenzie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mackenzie is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackenzie
- Estimated population in 2018: 131 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marlborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marlborough is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
- Grantwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grantwood Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mattese
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Dupo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <6>
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
- Sappington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
- Falling Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Webster Groves
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Crestwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 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 Saint Louis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dupo
- Dupo lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dupo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Maplewood
- Webster Groves
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Louis 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 #756417 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #756417 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: St. Louis
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webster Groves
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5328305 Lon: -90.2909484
- 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 Saint Louis, 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' 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. |