About Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery is a cemetery in Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin. The grounds sit at about 853 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Anne Nicol Gaylor. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1846250. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John's Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Torkelson Page Smith Funeral Home in Sparta, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 51 cemeteries we list in Monroe County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Mount Hope Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader, 1 writer.
- Anne Nicol Gaylor1926-2015American atheist and campaigner for abortion rights
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
43.94357, -90.83152
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
- Saint John's CemeterySparta, WICemetery0.1 mi
- Woodlawn Cemetery875 North Water Street, Sparta, WICemetery1.3 mi
- Saint Patrick's CemeterySparta, WICemetery2.0 mi
- Leon CemeterySparta, WICemetery3.6 mi
- Angelo CemeterySparta, WICemetery3.7 mi
- Farmers Valley CemeterySparta, WICemetery4.9 mi
- Welsh Calvanistic CemeteryBangor, WICemetery5.9 mi
- Welsh Congregational CemeteryBangor, WICemetery6.0 mi
- Lafayette CemeterySparta, WICemetery7.4 mi
- Mound Prairie CemeterySparta, WICemetery8.1 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Hope Cemetery
- Torkelson Page Smith Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Sparta · (608) 269-4444
- Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Sparta · (608) 269-6666
- Jandt Funeral Home9.0 miFuneral home · Bangor
- Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory9.0 miCremation provider · Bangor · (608) 486-4999
- Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory13 miCremation provider · West Salem · (608) 786-1990
- Torkelson Page Smith Funeral14 miFuneral home · Cashton · (608) 654-7764
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mount Hope Cemetery located?
Mount Hope Cemetery is at 200 Faith Avenue, Sparta, WI 54656 in Monroe County. GPS coordinates: 43.94357, -90.83152.
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