About Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery is a cemetery near Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. It lies about 2.3 mi northwest of Lansing. The grounds sit at about 860 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 22 notable people buried here, including Ransom E. Olds, William James Beal and Walter Bradford Barrows. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 632802. The nearest other listed cemetery is Evergreen Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Palmer, Bush & Jensen Family Funeral Homes in Lansing, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 54 cemeteries we list in Ingham County, and 38 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Ingham County dates to 1845. 1 of the 54 listings in Ingham County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lansing. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Hope Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 1 baseball player, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 musician, 1 physician.
- Ransom E. Olds1864-1950American businessman
- William James Beal1833-1924American botanist
- Walter Bradford Barrows1855-1923American ornithologist
- Grant M. Hudson1868-1955American politician
- John W. Longyear1820-1875American judge
- Patrick H. Kelley1867-1925American politician
- Charlie Ferguson1875-1931American baseball player
- Edward Cahill1843-1922American judge
- Eric DeLamarter1880-1953American classical composer
- George E. Ranney1839-1915American surgeon (1839-1915); Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Henry Brooks Baker1837-1920American public health pioneer and author
- James Munroe Turner1850-1896American politician
Show all 22 notable burials
- Edwin R. Havens1842-1931
- Frank A. Hooker1844-1911American judge
- Luther Byron Baker1830-1896American government agent (1830-1896); captured John Wilkes Booth
- Willard I. Bowerman Jr.1917-1987American politician
- Elizabeth M. Withall1856-1916American naturalist
- James H. Baker1839-1909Union Army soldier in the U.S. Civil War
- Lavina Spindler1878-1957American educator (1878-1957); Dean of Women at Western State Teachers College in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Orlando Fleming Barnes1856-1937American politician (1856-1937); mayor of Lansing, Michigan from 1882 to 1883
- Pliny Fisk Olds1828-190828 Sep 1828 - uncertain 1 Jul 1908
- Sarah Olds1824-191024 Apr 1824 - 6 Aug 1910
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
42.70753, -84.52581
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
- Evergreen CemeteryLansing, MICemetery0.8 mi
- Oak Park Cemetery (historical)Lansing, MICemetery2.4 mi
- North CemeteryHolt, MICemetery2.7 mi
- Foote - Rockwell CemeteryEast Lansing, MICemetery3.7 mi
- Maple Ridge CemeteryHolt, MICemetery3.8 mi
- Pioneer CemeteryHolt, MICemetery4.0 mi
- Deepdale Memorial ParkLansing, MIMemorial park4.1 mi
- Glendale CemeteryOkemos, MICemetery4.3 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryEdgemont Park, MICemetery4.3 mi
- River Side CemeteryOkemos, MICemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Hope Cemetery
- Greater Lansing Monuments0.6 miMonument dealer · Lansing · (517) 485-2184
- Yunker Memorials0.6 miMonument dealer · Lansing · (517) 484-1433
- Mt. Hope Monument -A Sunburst Memorials Store0.6 miMonument dealer · Lansing · (517) 482-6266
- Palmer, Bush & Jensen Family Funeral Homes1.1 miFuneral home · Lansing
- Palmer Bush & Jensen Family Funeral Homes Lansing Chapel1.1 miFuneral home · Lansing · (517) 484-5349
- Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes1.9 miFuneral home · Lansing · (517) 482-1533
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.