About Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery is a cemetery near Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 49 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Russ Gibson, Nathan Montgomery Wood and Stephen L. French. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 598847. The nearest other listed cemetery is Luther-Riley Historic Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Waring Sullivan Birchcrest Funeral And Cremation Service in Swansea, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 206 cemeteries we list in Bristol County, and 142 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Bristol County dates to 1705. 33 of the 206 listings in Bristol County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Swansea. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Hope Cemetery
Among them: 1 baseball player.
- Russ Gibson1939-2008American baseball player
- Nathan Montgomery Wood1825-1904Politician in Massachusetts, US
- Stephen L. French1892-1959Politician in Massachusetts, US
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
41.75041, -71.19724
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
- Luther-Riley Historic CemeteryOcean Grove, MACemetery1.8 mi
- Eddy CemeterySwansea, MACemetery2.0 mi
- Swansea Friends CemeterySwansea, MACemetery2.2 mi
- Nathan Slade CemeterySwansea, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Slade CemeteryFall River, MACemetery2.7 mi
- Kingsley CemeterySwansea, MACemetery2.8 mi
- John Brown LotWarren, RICemetery2.8 mi
- Butterworth CemeteryWarren, RICemetery2.8 mi
- Gibbs CemeterySomerset, MACemetery2.9 mi
- Cole Brook CemeterySwansea, MACemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Hope Cemetery
- Waring Sullivan Birchcrest Funeral And Cremation Service0.5 miCremation provider · Swansea · (508) 676-1933
- Waring Sullivan Rose E Sullivan Funeral and Cremation Service2.7 miCremation provider · Somerset · (508) 675-1495
- Manuel Rogers Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · Fall River · (508) 672-3101
- Hathaway Family Funeral Homes3.7 miFuneral home · Fall River · (508) 673-0781
- Messier Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Fall River · (413) 532-5491
- Family's Choice Cremation3.9 miCremation provider · Warren · (401) 337-5900
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