Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Vernon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Vernon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Vernon ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Vernon: Mt. Vernon
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Vernon. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Vernon.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Mount Vernon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Vernon:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Mount Vernon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Sigsbee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Cotnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Bootsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Adamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Floy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Guest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Collins ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Colvins Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Piedmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Mack ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Merrellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Oak Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Dailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Nances Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Sand Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Blanche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Centre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Gaylesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ringgold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Broomtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Howells Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Borden Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Hale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Keener
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Yancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Wilsonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Coat's Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Duck Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Turkeytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Ballplay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Crudup
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Rock City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Langston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Gray ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Scottsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Boaz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hustleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Mid ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Albertville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Columbus City Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Rabbit Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Columbus City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Rayburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Whitesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Cloudland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Lyerly
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Berryton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Coosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oreburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Cave Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Polk County (GA)
- Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Vernon, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Vernon.
Cemeteries Near Mount Vernon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Vernon.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Vernon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Vernon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Longshore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Testament Holiness Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plunket Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Killian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Welcome Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- Hunts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Vernon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Vernon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Loveless
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Portersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Sand Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Collbran
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Round Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Wills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Cotnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mackey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mackey is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Hurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Floy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Vernon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Vernon.
Newspapers Published in Mount Vernon ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Vernon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Vernon, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Vernon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Vernon:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Vernon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |