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:
32.5293, -85.5213
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast 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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Elam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Elam Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elam Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- The Cobb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cobbs Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Whatley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whatley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Texas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Texas Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Westwood Drive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loachapoka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Loachapoka Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loachapoka Cemetery
- Pine Level Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Darlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Darlington Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Darlington Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Tuskegee.
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Chamlee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Chamlee Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamlee Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Ridgewood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loachapoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Society Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Beauregard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Notasulga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bottle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Marvyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Tuskegee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chewacla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Opelika
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gwen Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Roxana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Liberty City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hugley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Prince Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reeltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- Erie - Historic
- Erie lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Hurtsboro
- Notasulga
- Opelika
- Tuskegee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Lee 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 #138239 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138239 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Loachapoka
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5293033 Lon: -85.5213388
- 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 Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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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