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:
39.4670, -77.9531
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 Berkeley County<2>.
The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Martinsburg. Martinsburg lies just to the 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 25 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.
- Old German Lutheran Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Norbourne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Old Norbourne Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norbourne Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Norborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Norborne Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne Cemetery
- Providence Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tuscarora Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Cemetery
- Old Stone Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smoketown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smoketown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown Cemetery
- Douglas Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Douglas Grove Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Grove Cemetery
- Vancleveville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vancleveville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleveville Cemetery
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Butler Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant View Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Light Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Light Cemetery #1 is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery #1
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pitzers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arden UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arden UMC Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arden UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Arden.
- The Arden UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968375 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- James M Van Metre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hedgesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hedgesville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville Cemetery
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Cemetery
- Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kearneysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kearneysville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearneysville Cemetery
- Mt. Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Wesley Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Wesley Cemetery
- Falling Waters Cemetery
(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 27 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:
- Martinsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Swan Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Bedington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Arden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Hedgesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scrabble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Darkesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Falling Waters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bardane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Shepherdstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Little Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Antietam Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Gerrardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Middleway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Pool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Antietam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Fairplay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spielman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Williamsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
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 Berkeley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gerrardstown
- Martinsburg
- Sharpsburg
- Shepherdstown
- Williamsport
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 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Berkeley 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 #1543658 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543658 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: Berkeley
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martinsburg
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.467043 Lon: -77.9530533
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Berkeley, 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 things 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |