MT. HOPE CEMETERY

Address: 1800 E. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing MI, 48910     

                  

Mt. Hope Cemetery plot maps: https://www.lansingmi.gov/449/Mt-Hope-Cemetery

 

The first cemetery in Lansing was located at Turner and Grand River in North Lansing. The second was near North Cedar and East Michigan Avenue. The third was at Oak Park on Shiawassee Street. Here are two documents related to Oak Park Cemetery, Oak Park Cemetery Sexton's Records and Oak Park Internment Locations. Both of these documents are available through the Library of Michigan.

 

On April 3, 1871, the people of Lansing voted on a bond issue to purchase the land we know as Mt. Hope Cemetery. A special committee recommended the Miller Farm. The property was purchased from John and Rebecca Miller at a cost of $8,000.00.

 

On November 28, 1873, the cemetery was officially named Mt. Hope Cemetery after a cemetery in New York from where many of the pioneers originally came. Mt. Hope Cemetery is comprised of approximately 82 acres.

There are many interesting and historical interments, monuments, and special sites within Mt. Hope Cemetery. Among some of the most interesting are the R. E. Olds Mausoleum, the Spanish American and World War I Veteran Memorial, and the Unknown Fireman Monument. Many of Lansing's dignitaries are interred along the west side of Section F. View this map for other notable locations within Mt. Hope Cemetery.

 

Mt. Hope Cemetery is easily recognizable by its famed white arch entrance way that leads visitors through the winding and hilly grounds with large and notable monuments and markers.

 

Source: City of Lansing Parks and Recreation, Lansing Municipal Cemeteries Packet, undated