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:
43.9436, -90.8315
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the east 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 11 miles [17.7 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.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Leon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Leon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
- Angelo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Angelo Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo Cemetery
- Farmers Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Farmers Valley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmers Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87924 <5>
- Rockland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Rockland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109460 <5>
- Welsh Calvanistic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh Congregational Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Burns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The County Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Cataract Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Summit Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Sparta
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Angelo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Melvina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Middle Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- West Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Norwalk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Tunnel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Cashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Mindoro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Barre Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Melrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Newry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Tomah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- North Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Coon Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Oil City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Westby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Ontario
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Millston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Onalaska
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Grand Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Shelby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Warrens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashton
- Melrose
- Norwalk
- Onalaska
- Ontario
- Sparta
- Tomah
- Warrens
- West Salem
- Westby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 #1846250 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1846250 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sparta
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9435772 Lon: -90.8315228
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Monroe, 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- 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. |