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:
40.4767, -79.8225
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 Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> 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 5 miles [8 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.
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Sunset View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sunset View Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Sinai Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakmont - Verona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sons of Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sons of Israel Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sons of Israel Cemetery
- William Penn Gardens of Remembrance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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- Churchill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Churchill Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery
- The All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Braddock.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #299354 <5>
- Monongahela Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Monongahela Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela Cemetery
- The Monongahela Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Braddock.
- The Monongahela Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Braddock Monongahela Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45445 <5>
- Restland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Restland Memorial Park is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Memorial Park
- Laird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Laird Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 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:
- Universal
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Universal is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Penn Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Churchill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Churchill is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- Verona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <6>
- Unity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Blawnox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nadine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nadine is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Wilkinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
- Oakmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- New Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Texas is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Leechburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Edgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
- Braddock Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braddock Hills is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,772 people
- Chalfant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chalfant is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Turtle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monroeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plum is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <6>
- Cheswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fox Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aspinwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swissvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <6>
- Braddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Braddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Braddock is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Braddock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,635 people
- East Pittsburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilmerding
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pitcairn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harwick is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Sharpsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morningside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morningside is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
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 Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Monroeville
- Oakmont
- Turtle Creek
- Verona
- Wilkinsburg
- Wilmerding
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Allegheny 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 #1181709 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181709 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: Allegheny
- Est. Elev: 380 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Braddock
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4767351 Lon: -79.8225485
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, 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' (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- 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. |