A visit to the Mount Vernon Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery:
33.7329, -87.9039
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies just to the southeast of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Bankhead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bankhead Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead Cemetery
- Fayette City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fayette City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Holliman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holliman Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliman Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Temple Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Temple Star Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Star Cemetery
- Guin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Guin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Fayette Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fayette Memorial Gardens is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fayette Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Fayette.
- The Fayette Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Heritage Memorial Cemetery
- McConnell Family Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25089 <5>
- Elbethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elbethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel Cemetery
- El Bethel Independent Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Old Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Kirkland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Belk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Rossland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Hightogy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Kennedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bankston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Ashcraft Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Gu - Win
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Guin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bazemore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Sulligent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- New Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Berry
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Twin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Guin
- Guin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Sulligent
- Vernon
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mt. Vernon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Fayette County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158550 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158550 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belk
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7328864 Lon: -87.903911
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Vernon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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