About Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery is a cemetery near Mankato, Jewell County, Kansas. It lies about 1.1 mi east of Mankato. The grounds sit at about 1,844 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Hays B. White. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 471998. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Theresa Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the northeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Melby Mortuary in Mankato, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Jewell County, and 14 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mankato. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Hope Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Hays B. White1855-1930American 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
39.78318, -98.23067
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
- Saint Theresa CemeteryMankato, KSCemetery0.5 mi
- Lutheran CemeteryMankato, KSLutheran cemetery2.0 mi
- East Lutheran CemeteryMankato, KSLutheran cemetery2.0 mi
- West Lutheran CemeteryMankato, KSLutheran cemetery2.0 mi
- McGehee CemeteryMankato, KSCemetery5.5 mi
- East Buffalo CemeteryMankato, KSCemetery5.9 mi
- Burr Oak CemeteryMankato, KSCemetery6.4 mi
- Jewell City CemeteryMankato, KSMunicipal cemetery8.5 mi
- Zion CemeteryMankato, KSCemetery8.6 mi
- Baker CemeteryMankato, KSCemetery8.7 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Hope Cemetery
- Melby Mortuary1.1 miMortuary · Mankato · (785) 378-3211
- Kleppinger Funeral Home8.9 miFuneral home · Jewell · (785) 428-3221
- Price Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Superior · (402) 879-3900
- Williams Funeral Home and Monuments19 miFuneral home · Superior · (402) 879-3123
- Williams Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Superior
- Waconda Funeral Home21 miFuneral home · Cawker City · (785) 781-4800
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