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:
43.0375, -93.3183
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 Cerro Gordo County<2>.
The county seat for Cerro Gordo County is located in Mason City. Mason City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast 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 25 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Valley Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery
- The Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clear Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #907197 <5>
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Forest Lawn Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shobes Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Shobes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shobes Grove Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Owen's Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Owen's Grove Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen's Grove Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Meservey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Meservey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey Cemetery
- St. John Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Zion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Zion Cemetery
- Zion Reformed Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95303 <5>
- Grant Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Ellington Prairie Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Burchinal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Swaledale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Mason City Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Mason City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ventura
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meservey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cartersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Creamery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Chapin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Klemme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goodell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Fertile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dougherty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Rock Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Plymouth Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
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 Cerro Gordo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clear Lake
- Garner
- Goodell
- Klemme
- Mason City
- Nora Springs
- Sheffield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Cerro Gordo 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 #459346 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459346 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: Cerro Gordo
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burchinal
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0374629 Lon: -93.3182602
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Cerro Gordo, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
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