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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, 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 Columbia County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Lafayette, Nevada, Ouachita, Union, Claiborne (LA) & Webster (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Mount Vernon. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Vernon:
- Columbia 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.
- Waldo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McNeil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- College Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Milner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Horsehead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Western
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Western is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Emerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Patmos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Shover Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Perrytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Oakhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Buckner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Stamps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKamie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Lewisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Kress City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Bradley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Gin City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Fouke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Genoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Willisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Bodcaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Rosston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Cale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Laneburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Zama ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Emmet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Stephens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Pace City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Union County
- Mount Holly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Haynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dykesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Webster Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Springhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cullen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shongaloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sarepta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Strong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frazier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dickson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Columbia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
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.
- Lumber
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lumber is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
- Waldo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stamps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Sharman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sharman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharman
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McNeil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- College Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Lewisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Milner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
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 23 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 22 miles [35.4 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Arkansas
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hempstead County
- Lafayette County
- Miller County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Union County
- Claiborne Parish
- Webster Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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. |
| <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- Mount Vernon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |