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:
38.2868, -77.5617
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 Spotsylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Spotsylvania County is located in Spotsylvania. Spotsylvania lies just 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Pendleton Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Piney Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Branch Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Branch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Piney Branch Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Todds Tavern.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320364 <5>
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Fredericksburg National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fredericksburg Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fredericksburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fredericksburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152122 <5>
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Confederate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fredericksburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49863 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- St. Clair Brooks Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilderness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilderness Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Massaponax Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Massaponax Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax Cemetery
- Kurz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kurz Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurz Cemetery
- Glen Haven Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Waverly Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford Lakes Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Todds Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hampstead Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Chatham Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grafton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Brockroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Hartwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Massaponax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Little Falls Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Falmouth Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Northridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Dunavant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- North Potomac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Post Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Snell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Storck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Wilderness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
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 Spotsylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berea
- Falmouth
- Fredericksburg
- Spotsylvania
- Wilderness
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania 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 #1740211 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1740211 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: Spotsylvania
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem Church
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2867959 Lon: -77.5616536
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, 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 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. |
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