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:
40.6170, -79.6884
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 Westmoreland County<2>.
The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Park
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Brookland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brookland Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tarentum Burying Ground
- Tarentum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45831 <5>
- Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Markle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45357 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Clemens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Clemens Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clemens Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Leechburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Freeport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Freeport Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Freeport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44888 <5>
- Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Our Lady of Hope Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
- The Our Lady of Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Lady of Hope Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190512 <5>
- Dugan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- Keppel Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murphys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Karns
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Sligo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Natrona
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lower Burrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tarentum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weinel Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Bagdad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arnold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leechburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Leechburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parnassus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- East Vandergrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Oklahoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Apollo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rural Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Cheswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- North Apollo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ekastown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Russellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Westmoreland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeport
- New Kensington
- Tarentum
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Westmoreland 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 #1181710 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181710 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: Westmoreland
- Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Kensington East
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6170105 Lon: -79.6883807
- 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 Westmoreland, 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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