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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. 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:

35.6089, -98.8637

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 Custer County<2>.

The county seat for Custer County is located in Arapaho. Arapaho lies just to the west southwest 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 11 miles [17.7 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.

  • Summit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Summit Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Arapaho Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Arapaho Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho Cemetery
  • Newton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Newton Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
  • Clinton Indian Hospital Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • Sare Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Sare Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sare Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • South Cedar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The South Cedar Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cedar Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Beck Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Beck Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
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    • Independence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Independence Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
    • John Old Crow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The John Old Crow Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Old Crow Cemetery
    • Tuberculosis Sanatorium Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Cabaniss Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cabaniss Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss Cemetery
    • Krimmer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Krimmer Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krimmer Cemetery
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
    • Mound Olive Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mound Olive Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Olive Cemetery
    • Mound Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mound Valley Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Custer City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Arapaho
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Weatherford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bessie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Corn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Corn is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <5>
  • Hydro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Putnam
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Foss
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Foss is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <5>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Colony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Cordell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • New Cordell is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
      • New Cordell has also been known as:
      • Cordell
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <5>
    • Burns Flat
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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 Custer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arapaho
  • Bessie
    • Bessie lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bessie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Bridgeport
  • Burns Flat
  • Butler
  • Canute
    • Canute lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canute.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Clinton
  • Colony
    • Colony lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colony.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Custer City
  • Dill City
  • Eagle City
  • Eakly
    • Eakly lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eakly.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakly
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Continue List   (7 more)
      • Fay lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
    • Foss
      • Foss lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Greenfield
    • Oakwood
    • Putnam
      • Putnam lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Putnam.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • Thomas
      • Thomas lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thomas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Weatherford

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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Custer 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 #1095568  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095568 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: Custer
      • Est. Elev: 522 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Indianapolis
      • Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.6089389     Lon: -98.8636946
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Custer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.