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Mount Hope Cemetery, one of the most remarkable Victorian cemeteries in America, is a magnificent 196 acres of lofty hills and picturesque valleys created by glaciers and transformed into a beautiful historic cemetery. A diversified forest of trees forms an arboretum shading thousands of marble, bronze, and granite monuments.
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Mount Hope Cemetery was formally dedicated on October 3 1838 on 40 acres of ground purchased from Silas Andrus. Today it covers almost 200 acres and has over a third of a million permanent residents including many of Rochester's most prominent pioneers, inventors, politicians and industrialists.
Situated on 196 acres (79 ha) of land adjacent to the University of Rochester on Mount Hope Avenue, the cemetery is the permanent resting place of over 350,000 people. The annual growth rate of this cemetery is 500-600 burials per year.
Some 360,000 burials in Mount Hope Cemetery over a period of 164 years are included here, as well as the records of Riverside Cemetery. The database only includes records up until early 2002. All records since that time have been computerized and are available by contacting the cemetery directly.
Mount Hope Cemetery. Founded in 1838, Rochester's historic Mt. Hope cemetery covers an inspiring natural setting of 196 acres and contains over 350,000 gravestones. These stones still speak to us today of love and life, death, and immortality. Thousands of white marbles bear images and inscriptions affirming eternal life, and they stand in ...
Mount Hope Cemetery has been a Rochester, New York community treasure since its founding in 1838, and it belongs to each of us. Welcome to our website! Start Exploring About the Friends of Mount Hope
Mount Hope Cemetery - Rochester, Rochester, New York. 4,475 likes · 14 talking about this · 20,409 were here. Mount Hope Cemetery is the final resting place of many of Rochester’s pioneers and...
While Mount Hope Cemetery is not handicapped accessible, people with walking challenges can contact us to arrange a special tour. Sign Language interpretation for tours provided on request. Please contact us to submit a request at least 14 days in advance of the tour. Private tours with an ASL fluent guide can also be arranged.
Mount Hope Cemetery was formally dedicated on October 3 1838 on 40 acres of ground purchased from Silas Andrus. Today it covers almost 200 acres and has over a third of a million permanent residents including many of Rochester's most prominent pioneers, inventors, politicians and industrialists.