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:
40.3893, -76.3188
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 Lebanon County<2>.
The county seat for Lebanon County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kimmerlings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kimmerlings Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmerlings Cemetery
- The Kimmerlings Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Jacob's Kimmerlings Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #292170 <5>
- Frantz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Frantz Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz Cemetery
- Hamlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Hebron Moravian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lapps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lapps Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapps Cemetery
- Horst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Horst Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horst Cemetery
- The Horst Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snavely Cemetery
- Reeds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
- The Reeds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zions Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45852 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Salem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Host Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Host Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Host Cemetery
- Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zeiglers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zeiglers Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglers Cemetery
- Merkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Merkey Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merkey Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45105 <5>
- Conrad Weiser Gravesite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- United Evangelical Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Myerstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Prescott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Richland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Greble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Schaefferstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stricklerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Newmanstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Rehrersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Cornwall Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Womelsdorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Cleona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Heilmandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
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 Lebanon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lebanon
- Myerstown
- Womelsdorf
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 Lebanon 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 #1181708 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181708 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: Lebanon
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bethel
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3892586 Lon: -76.3188436
- 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 Lebanon, 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 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. |
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