Mount Hope, a beautiful, green and peaceful cemetery located amidst the rolling hills of Westchester, New York, is located in Westchester County, New York. The cemetery has provided one of the most beautiful and dignified resting places in the area that meets the needs of multi denominational residents of Westchester and surrounding communities, and has for generations. The cemetery grounds are rich in history and tradition that reaches into the distance past and back to the Civil War years. Filled with more than 40 species of trees, Red Oaks and American Elms are just a couple of the majestic trees that provide shelter and security to visitors as well as embrace the memories of those buried in the historic grounds of Mount Hope Cemetery. Scenic and meandering pathways, well manicured and sculptured grounds and a variety of monuments, statues and a 60-foot obelisk offer visitors as well as loved ones a perpetual guarantee of the dedication, loyalty and compassion of staff and groundskeepers of the cemetery property. Mount Hope Cemetery offers a variety of traditional burial and cremation services, as well as the Chapel Of Hope Mausoleum, whose stained glass windows and skylights provide eternal beauty and grace upon both indoor and outdoor crypts. Stone walls, above-ground crypts, tombstones and memorial plaques and statues are situated on the rolling and green hillsides of Mount Hope Cemetery, blending old and new, traditional and modern, but continuously perpetuating dignity, honor and loyalty to those buried here and providing comfort to visiting family and friends. Mount Hope Cemetery also serves as the final resting place of notable individuals, from musicians to politicians. Cartoon and comic book publisher Alfred Harvey is buried here, as is Confederate Brigadier General Thomas Jordon, and Scarsdale diet Dr. Herman Tarnower. Mount Hope Cemetery may be accessed off of New York State Thruway (or Interstate 87) with a turnoff on Jackson Avenue, and is located at the corner of Jackson Avenue and Saw Mill Road. Located only a short distance from Sprain Ridge County Park, and just north of Yonkers and Mt. Vernon and south of White Plains, Mount Hope Cemetery is within easy driving distance of area airports, accommodations and dining and is only a short drive from downtown New York City. |