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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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hope Cemetery

Lat:   40.3893°   (40° 23' 21")

Lon:   -76.3188°   (-76° 19' 7")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
  • St. Johns UCC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns UCC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns UCC Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Meyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meyer Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
  • Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Kimmerlings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimmerlings Cemetery
    • The Kimmerlings Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frantz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frantz Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Hamlin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
  • Hebron Moravian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lapps Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lapps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lapps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lapps Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
  • Horst Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horst Cemetery
    • The Horst Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
    • The Horst Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Snavely Cemetery
  • Reeds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Cemetery
    • The Reeds Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Host Cemetery
      • The Host Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Zeiglers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zeiglers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zeiglers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zeiglers Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Merkey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merkey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Merkey Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrad Weiser Gravesite
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrad Weiser Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Conrad Weiser Gravesite is located in Berks County
    • United Evangelical Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Evangelical Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Evangelical Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Evangelical Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Womelsdorf Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Womelsdorf Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Womelsdorf Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Womelsdorf Union Cemetery is located in Berks County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
    • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
  • Prescott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Prescott is located in Lebanon County
  • Richland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wintersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wintersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Berks County
  • Greble
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
    • Greble is located in Lebanon County
  • Mount Zion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
  • Avon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Lebanon County
  • Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheridan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
  • Sand Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Schaefferstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stricklerstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
      • Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Newmanstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
      • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <6>
    • Meckville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
      • Meckville is located in Berks County
    • Rehrersburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
      • Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
    • Bethel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fredericksburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <6>
    • West Lebanon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
      • West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
    • Cornwall Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwall Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
      • Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
    • Johnstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Womelsdorf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Westmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
      • Westmont is located in Lebanon County
    • Cleona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <6>
    • Jonestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <6>
    • Bunker Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bunker Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
    • Heilmandale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
      • Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County

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.

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 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 #1181708  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1181708 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: Bethel
    • County: Lebanon         Elev: 182
    • Location given for GNIS #1181708 (Mount Hope Cemetery)

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 '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: 40.3893, Longitude: -76.3188       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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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