About Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery is a cemetery in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. The grounds sit at about 965 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Ella Uphay Herod and Nathan Cree. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 478613. The nearest other listed cemetery is Quindaro Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Highland Park Funeral Home and Crematory in Kansas City, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 40 cemeteries we list in Wyandotte County, and 69 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 31 of the 40 listings in Wyandotte County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Mount Hope Cemetery
- Ella Uphay Herod1865-1923First woman candidate for the Republican nomination as governor of Kansas
- Nathan Cree1841-1915Kansas City lawyer and direct democracy advocate
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
39.12945, -94.67051
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
- Quindaro Cemetery2850b N 38th & Parallel Pkwy, Kansas City, KSCemetery0.1 mi
- Mount Calvary Cemetery1150 North 38th Street, Kansas City, KSCemetery0.9 mi
- Saint John's Cemetery3430 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KSCemetery0.9 mi
- Highland Park Cemetery3801 State Avenue, Kansas City, KSCemetery1.1 mi
- Westlaw Cemetery628 North 38th Street, Kansas City, KSCemetery1.3 mi
- Memorial Park Cemetery3400 North 12th Street, Kansas City, KSMemorial park1.8 mi
- Old Quindaro CemeteryKansas City, KSCemetery1.8 mi
- Woodlawn Cemetery2041 North 9th Street, Kansas City, KSCemetery2.1 mi
- Wyandotte National Burying GroundKansas City, KSCemetery2.6 mi
- Huron Indian CemeteryKansas City, KSCemetery2.6 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Hope Cemetery
- Highland Park Funeral Home and Crematory1.0 miCremation provider · Kansas City · (913) 371-0699
- Larkin & Garcia Funeral Care1.4 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (913) 371-7000
- Porter Funeral Homes and Crematory1.4 miCremation provider · Kansas City · (913) 621-6400
- Bluhm Monument Works Inc1.5 miMonument dealer · Kansas City · (913) 281-4230
- Northern Star Mortuary1.7 miMortuary · Kansas City · (913) 400-3766
- Mrs J W Jones Memorial Chapel2.2 miFuneral chapel · Kansas City · (913) 321-0253
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 3400 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, KS 66104 in Wyandotte County. GPS coordinates: 39.12945, -94.67051.
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