RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Clay County >> Mt. Vernon CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Georgia

The Commemorative Quarter for Georgia





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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery

Lat:   31.6038°   (31° 36' 13")

Lon:   -84.9730°   (-84° 58' 22")

The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Fort Gaines. Fort Gaines lies just to the west of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • Pecan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pecan Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Judson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Judson Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Singletary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singletary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singletary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Singletary Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Ft. Gaines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Gaines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Gaines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Gaines Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • New Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Park Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Bryant - Neves Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant - Neves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant - Neves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bryant - Neves Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Vilulah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vilulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vilulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vilulah Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Bluffton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluffton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluffton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bluffton Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Shorterville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shorterville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shorterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shorterville Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Enterprise Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Pleasant Grove AME Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mercier Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mercier Cemetery is located in Early County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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.

  • Bellville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
    • Bellville is located in Clay County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
  • Fort Gaines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coleman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oketeyeconne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
    • Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
  • Shorterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
    • Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
  • Bluffton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Morris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <6>
  • Edison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Screamer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
    • Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
  • Hatcher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
    • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
  • Blakely
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bancroft
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Early County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cuthbert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Haleburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
      • Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Abbeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Graball
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Graball is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Former names for Graball:
      • Hart's Crossroads
      • Hudspeth's Crossroads
    • Oakey Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
      • Oakey Grove is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Arlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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 Clay 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 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:

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 #344827  (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #344827 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Zetto
    • County: Clay         Elev: 125
    • Location given for GNIS #344827 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Georgia's counties, including Clay, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6038, Longitude: -84.9730       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025