A visit to the Mount Hope Baptist 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 Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery:
32.6337, -90.1334
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Canton. Canton lies just to the east southeast of the Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sutherland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Teeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Teeter Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeter Cemetery
- Priestley Chapel MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Elam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Elam Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Elam Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Leggitt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Humble Jerusalem MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Lacy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lacy Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Canton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Canton City Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City Cemetery
- The Canton City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Sneed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sneed Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneed Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thornton Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Mt. Able Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Able Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Able Cemetery
- Knott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Knott Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Days Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Days Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sims Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sims Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Maris Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Cobbville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mannsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Twelve Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Nod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Kearney Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Madisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharpsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Flora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vaughan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Bentonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ridgeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Evans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- North Town Plaza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
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 Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bentonia
- Canton
- Flora
- Flora lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Ridgeland
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 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 Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2043008 (Mount Hope Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2043008 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berryville
- Location given for Mount Hope Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6337488 Lon: -90.1334198
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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 Mississippi's counties, including Madison, 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- Mt. Hope Baptist 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. |
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