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:
35.0251, -90.7832
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 Saint Francis County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Francis County is located in Forrest City. Forrest City lies just to the south 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Forrest City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Forrest City Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Forrest Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Forrest Park Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Park Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- New Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hebron Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Beazley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beazley Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- The Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #583206 <5>
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Freedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Freedonia Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedonia Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
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- Stanley Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanley Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Grove Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Wyles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wyles Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyles Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- New Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Sardis Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sardis Cemetery
- Dorriss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dorriss Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorriss Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Yarbo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Yarbo Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Forrest City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Caldwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonair
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Widener
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Colt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <6>
- Haynes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Rawlinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Goodwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Wynne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Felton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Brickeys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Levesque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Winona ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Bledsoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Heth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marianna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hughes
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bemis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Moro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vanndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Hunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Wheatley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Saint Francis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caldwell
- Forrest City
- Hughes
- Madison
- Marianna
- Parkin
- Wynne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Saint Francis 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 #82987 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #82987 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: St. Francis
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forrest City
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0250915 Lon: -90.7831674
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Saint Francis, 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 things 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |