About Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery is a christian cemetery in Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas. The grounds sit at about 1,132 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Edmund Needham Morrill. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 472989. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hiawatha Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 37 cemeteries we list in Brown County, and 22 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Mount Hope Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 US representative.
- Edmund Needham Morrill1834-1909American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Hope Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
39.84973, -95.51582
What Mount Hope Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Hiawatha CemeteryHiawatha, KSCemetery1.0 mi
- Claytonville CemeteryHiawatha, KSCemetery4.9 mi
- Ununda CemeteryHiawatha, KSCemetery5.4 mi
- Rose Hill CemeteryHiawatha, KSCemetery6.0 mi
- Shelton CemeteryHiawatha, KSCemetery7.0 mi
- Hart CemeteryHiawatha, KSCemetery7.2 mi
- Kenyon CemeteryHighland, KSCemetery7.7 mi
- Hamlin CemeteryHiawatha, KSCemetery7.7 mi
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryHiawatha, KSCemetery7.8 mi
- Powhattan CemeteryHiawatha, KSCemetery8.2 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Hope Cemetery
- Chapel Oaks Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Hiawatha · (785) 742-2212
- Dishon Maple-Chaney Mortuary13 miMortuary · Horton · (785) 486-3811
- Chapel Oaks Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Highland · (785) 442-3590
- Popkess Mortuary Inc16 miMortuary · Sabetha · (785) 284-2101
- Dorr & Clark Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Falls City · (402) 245-2424
- Hall Family Funeral Services16 miFuneral home · Falls City · (402) 245-3131
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Mount Hope Cemetery located?
Mount Hope Cemetery is at 606 East Iowa, Hiawatha, KS 66434 in Brown County. GPS coordinates: 39.84973, -95.51582.
Is Mount Hope Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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