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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:   43.9950°   (43° 59' 41")

Lon:   -102.1152°   (-102° 6' 54")

The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Pennington County<2>.

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Rapid City. Rapid City lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the west of the Mt. Hope Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 9 that are within 29 miles [46.7 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.

  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Creighton Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creighton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Creighton Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Hilland Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hilland Cemetery is located in Haakon County
  • Owanka Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owanka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owanka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Owanka Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Scenic Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scenic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scenic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scenic Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Dowling Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dowling Cemetery is located in Haakon County
  • Wellsburg Union Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellsburg Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellsburg Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wellsburg Union Cemetery is located in Haakon County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 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.

  • Quinn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
    • Quinn is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinn <5>
  • Wall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
    • Wall is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wall <5>
  • Cottonwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Wasta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
    • Wasta is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <5>
  • Creighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Interior
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Philip
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Owanka
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Weta
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weta
    • Weta is located in Jackson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
  • Wicksville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
    • Wicksville is located in Pennington County
  • Scenic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Creston ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Creston is located in Pennington County
  • Elm Springs
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Pennington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Interior
  • Owanka
  • Philip
  • Quinn
    • Quinn lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quinn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
  • Wall
    • Wall lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wall.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
  • Wasta
    • Wasta lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wasta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta

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 websites either 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 #1262095  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1262095 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: Wall NE
    • County: Pennington         Elev: 798
    • Location given for GNIS #1262095 (Mount Hope Cemetery)

The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.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 South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, 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- ) 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: 43.9950, Longitude: -102.1152       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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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