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:
39.9384, -80.5448
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 Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Wolf Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run Cemetery
- Wolf Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Lazear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lazear Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazear Cemetery
- Earlywine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Earlywine Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlywine Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beelers Station Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bane Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane Cemetery
- Fletcher - Earliwine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rock Lick Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Buchanan Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Buchanan Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Hill Cemetery
- Blairs Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blairs Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Ridge Cemetery
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Dallas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
- Dallas UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dallas UMC Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas UMC Cemetery
- The Dallas UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dallas ME Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78140 <5>
- Mt. View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dallas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Calis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Rocklick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Ryerson Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- McCracken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Beham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Loudenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sherrard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Good Intent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Glen Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aleppo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Higbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Triadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Point Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Allendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- McMechen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moundsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rosbys Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Rutan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rutan is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- West Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Benwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellaire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glen Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellaire
- Benwood
- Cameron
- Moundsville
- West Alexander
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 Marshall 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 #1717228 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717228 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 413 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Majorsville
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9384097 Lon: -80.5447958
- 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 Marshall, 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 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. |