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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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Sutter County.

To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sutter County: Butte, Colusa, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo & Yuba.

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:

  • Sutter 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.
    • Sutter
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Tierra Buena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Tarke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Yuba City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • South Yuba City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Pennington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Live Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Bogue
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Meridian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Rio Oso
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicolas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicolaus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Gridley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Peachton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • Honcut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Bigg's
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • East Biggs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Palermo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Richvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Oroville Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Bangor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Thermalito
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
    • South Oroville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Grimes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Colusa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • College City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arbuckle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Genevra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Harrington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Princeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Maxwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Afton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Butte City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Lake Wildwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Penn Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Hershey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
    • Dunnigan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Knights Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Zamora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Yolo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Binney Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Marysville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Alicia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Linda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dantoni
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Olivehurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Iowa City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Browns Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Loma Rica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Wheatland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo

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.

  • Sutter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stohlman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery is located in Marysville.
    • The St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161309 <2>
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sierra View Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra View Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Olivehurst.
    • The Sierra View Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Sierra View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8374 <2>
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...
    • Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gridley - Biggs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Gridley.
      • The Gridley - Biggs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Biggs Cemetery
      • Live Oak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8006 <2>
    • Johns Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Valley Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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.

  • Lomo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lomo is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
  • Yuba City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Meridian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pennington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Binney Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
  • Live Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Grand Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Island is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Marysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sycamore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Grimes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cranmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cranmore is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore
  • Ramirez
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramirez is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Honcut
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Honcut is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honcut
    • Gridley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Colusa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 112 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 24 miles [38.6 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 begin with 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 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:

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 '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'.
<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.