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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   42.7112°   (42° 42' 40")

Lon:   -102.2247°   (-102° 13' 28")

The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sheridan County<1>.

The county seat for Sheridan County is located in Rushville. Rushville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west of the Mt. Hope Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gordon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Dane Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Lavaca Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Amity Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amity Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Movotny Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Movotny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Movotny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Movotny Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Beguin Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beguin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beguin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beguin Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Feather on Head Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feather on Head Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feather on Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Feather on Head Cemetery is located in Shannon County (SD)
  • Abold Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Abold Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gordon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clinton
    • From the Mt. Hope Cemetery to Clinton
  • Rushville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <6>
  • Hay Springs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Springs
    • Hay Springs is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hay Springs <6>
  • Denby
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Whiteclay
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Ridge
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Batesland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
    • Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <6>

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. The following communities are located in Sheridan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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:

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 #835956  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #835956 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: South of Gordon
    • County: Sheridan         Elev: 1130
    • Location given for GNIS #835956 (Mount Hope Cemetery)

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Sheridan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Hope Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7112, Longitude: -102.2247    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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