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:
42.8886, -96.5670
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Elk Point. Elk Point lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south 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 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Old Big Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Peace Lutheran Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Lutheran Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Alcester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204900 <5>
- Nora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- Erickson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Erickson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brule Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Brule Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brule Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Spink.
- The Brule Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brule Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973015 <5>
- First Brule Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The First Brule Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Brule Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Brule Creek Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Junction City.
- The First Brule Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Brule Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97333 <5>
- Old Brule Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Westfield Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Westfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Twp. Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ahlsborg Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Union County Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union County Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union County Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Chatsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Big Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Akron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
- Hawarden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spink is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alcester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McNally
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McNally is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Adaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Junction City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Millnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Craig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ireton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alsen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alsen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Elk Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brunsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Beresford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beresford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <6>
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hub City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Struble
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Moe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Alcester
- Beresford
- Elk Point
- Hawarden
- Hudson
- Ireton
- Vermillion
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 helpful 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 South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Union 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 #1256561 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256561 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatsworth
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8886028 Lon: -96.566978
- 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 South Dakota's counties, including Union, 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 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. |