About Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Queens, Kings County, New York. It lies about 1.9 mi east of Queens. The grounds sit at about 69 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Jackson Beck, Frank Losee and Sam Bernard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 957835. The nearest funeral home we know of is N F Walker of Queens Funeral Home in Woodhaven, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 15 cemeteries we list in Kings County, and 84 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Kings County dates to 1850. 8 of the 15 listings in Kings County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Queens. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Hope Cemetery
Among them: 3 actors.
- Jackson Beck1912-2004American actor
- Frank Losee1856-1937American actor
- Sam Bernard1863-1927American actor
- Joan Peyser1930-2011American musicologist
- Isaac Kohlman1851-1919(1851-1919) husband of Rachel Stern
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
40.69193, -73.87087
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.
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Funeral homes near Mount Hope Cemetery
- N F Walker of Queens Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Woodhaven · (718) 296-4343
- Lewis Monument Co0.8 miMonument dealer · New York · (718) 821-1775
- Glendale Walsh-LaBella & Son Funeral Homes0.9 miFuneral home · New York · (718) 366-7200
- Werst & LaBella Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Glendale · (718) 821-8777
- George Werst Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Queens
- Schwille-D'Angelo Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · New York · (718) 821-2616
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
Is Mount Hope Cemetery a Jewish cemetery?
Our records list a Jewish affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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