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:
33.9571, -87.2142
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 Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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.
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tingle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tingle Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingle Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Omega Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The South Lowell Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Taylor - Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aaron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Aaron Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron Cemetery
- Tidwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Gaddy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gaddy Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddy Cemetery
- Wilson - Tubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Old Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Bennett Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennett Cemetery
- Delma Baird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Delma Baird Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delma Baird Cemetery
- The Delma Baird Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baird Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336954 <5>
- Bethel Baptist Church #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arley UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Arley UMC Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arley UMC Cemetery
- John Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The John Brown Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Brown Cemetery
- Arley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Arley Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arley Cemetery
- Arley First Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- J A Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The J A Bennett Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J A Bennett Cemetery
- Boldo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Boldo Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldo Cemetery
- John Portzer Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The John Portzer Family Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Portzer Family Cemetery
- The John Portzer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Porter Family Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
- Portzer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25611 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Marylee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- South Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Burrows Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Powellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Ardell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Edgil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Gamble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Arley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Slick Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Saragossa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Sipsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Crane Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Arkadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Bremen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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. The following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Walker 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 #162329 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162329 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunlight
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9570499 Lon: -87.2141741
- 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 Walker, 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 drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |