About Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery is a cemetery near Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. The grounds sit at about 663 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including Felton Jarvis, Minnie Pearl and Marion Worth. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1294639. The nearest other listed cemetery is Rest Haven Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Waters Funeral Home in Franklin, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 254 cemeteries we list in Williamson County, and 136 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 254 listings in Williamson County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Franklin. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Hope Cemetery
Among them: 3 Civil War veterans, 3 musicians, 3 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 World War II veteran.
- Felton Jarvis1934-1981American record producer, singer
- Minnie Pearl1912-1996American comedian and country singer
- Marion Worth1930-1999American singer
- Nicholas N. Cox1837-1912American politician
- Wynne F. Clouse1883-1944American politician
- Cabell R. Berry1848-1910Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate
- Hendley S. Bennett1807-1891American politician
- James H. Akin1832-1911American politician
- William C. White1896-1986American football coach
- Atha Thomas1829-1901American lawyer, educator and civil servant
- Charles Lancaster1911-1976American radio personality and Romance professor
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
35.92923, -86.87834
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
- Rest Haven CemeteryFranklin, TNCemetery0.3 mi
- Franklin City CemeteryFranklin, TNMunicipal cemetery0.3 mi
- Maury CemeteryFranklin, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Andrews CemeteryFranklin, TNCemetery1.3 mi
- Confederate CemeteryFranklin, TNCemetery2.0 mi
- McGavock CemeteryFranklin, TNCemetery2.0 mi
- Carothers CemeteryFranklin, TNCemetery2.5 mi
- Hodge CemeteryFranklin, TNCemetery2.5 mi
- Williamson Memorial Gardens3009 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TNMemorial park2.6 mi
- McEwen CemeteryFranklin, TNCemetery2.6 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Hope Cemetery
- Waters Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Franklin · (615) 591-2184
- Williamson Memorial Funeral Home & Cremation Services2.6 miFuneral home · Franklin · (615) 794-2289
- Alternative Cremation and Funeral Services2.6 miFuneral home · Franklin · (615) 567-6969
- Austin Funeral & Cremation Services8.4 miCremation provider · Brentwood · (615) 377-0775
- Brentwood-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home9.0 miFuneral home · Brentwood · (615) 373-3040
- Nashville Cremation Center11 miCremation provider · Nashville · (615) 678-4832
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