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:
39.5865, -80.8601
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 Tyler County<2>.
The county seat for Tyler County is located in Middlebourne. Middlebourne 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Shriver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shriver Cemetery
- Van Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Van Camp Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp Cemetery
- Van Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Van Camp Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp Cemetery
- Fluharty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluharty Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Yoho Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Yoho Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoho Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Craigs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Stender Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stender Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stender Cemetery
- Elk Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Elk Fork Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Fork Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- The Simpson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Tree Cemetery
- Simpson Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79891 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Emma Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Emma Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Grove Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery
- The Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
- Apostolic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143089 <5>
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bokelman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schupbach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
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:
- Sandusky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Minnie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Sardis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Childs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- New Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middlebourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Sistersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Fly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Adonis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Atwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Bebee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Proctor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Pine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Barker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Benwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Matamoras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Friendly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Big Moses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Clarington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Laings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 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 Tyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarington
- Middlebourne
- New Martinsville
- Paden City
- Sistersville
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 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 Tyler 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 #1543659 (Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543659 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: Tyler
- Est. Elev: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Porters Falls
- Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5864664 Lon: -80.860102
- 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 Tyler, 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. |
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