About Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery is a cemetery near Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. It lies about 3.3 mi east of Topeka. The grounds sit at about 984 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 19 notable people buried here, including Alf Landon, Harry Hines Woodring and Edwyn Owen. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 478686. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Calvary Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the north. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Mount Hope Cemetery, Funeral Chapel & Reception Center in Topeka, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 36 cemeteries we list in Shawnee County, and 24 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 36 listings in Shawnee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Topeka. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Hope Cemetery
Among them: 2 architects, 2 governors, 2 journalists, 2 World War I veterans, 1 football player, 1 artist, 1 baseball player, 1 business leader.
- Alf Landon1887-1987American politician
- Harry Hines Woodring1890-1967American politician
- Edwyn Owen1936-2007Ice hockey player
- William R. Roy1926-2014American politician
- Isabell Masters1913-2011American politician
- Charles W. Thompson1867-1950American politician
- William Agnew Johnston1848-1937American politician and judge
- William C. Menninger1899-1966American psychiatrist
- Dink Mothell1897-1980Negro League baseball player
- Thomas Wilson Williamson1887-1974American architect
- Charles Frederick Menninger1862-1952American physician
- David Hicks Overmyer1889-1973American artist
Show all 19 notable burials
- John Shaw Dawson1869-1960American judge
- Ray Johnson1914-1990American football player
- Walter Earl Glover1889-1969
- Deceased child whose grave is known for being decorated
- James Allen McCain1907-1987President of Kansas State University
- American author; lawyer
- Philip W. Whitcomb1891-1986American journalist
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
39.03866, -95.73782
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
- Mount Calvary CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery1.0 mi
- Penwell - Gabel CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery1.8 mi
- Security Benefit Association CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery2.1 mi
- Ritchie CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery2.2 mi
- Topeka State Hospital CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery2.6 mi
- Mission Center CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery2.9 mi
- Foster CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery3.5 mi
- Elevation CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery4.0 mi
- West Lawn Memorial GardensSouthwest Auburn Road, Topeka, KSMemorial park4.3 mi
- Topeka CemeteryTopeka, KSCemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Hope Cemetery
- Mount Hope Cemetery, Funeral Chapel & Reception Center0.2 miFuneral chapel · Topeka · (785) 272-1122
- Penwell-Gabel Cremations, Funerals & Receptions, Mid-Town Chapel2.5 miFuneral home · Topeka · (785) 354-8558
- Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Topeka · (785) 272-7888
- Newcomer Funeral Service Group2.9 miFuneral home · Topeka · (785) 233-6655
- Angels Above Cremation Services3.0 miCremation provider · Topeka · (785) 215-8386
- Dove Cremations & Funerals, Southwest Chapel3.0 miFuneral home · Topeka · (785) 272-9797
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