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 ...
The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Linn County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Abbe Creek Cemetery
- The Abbe Creek Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbe Creek Cemetery
- Andre Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Facklers Grove Cemetery
- Ivanhoe Cemetery
- The Ivanhoe Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Cemetery
- Linn Grove Cemetery
- The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove Cemetery
- Lisbon Cemetery
- The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lisbon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lisbon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #831032 <2>
- Moore - Skillman Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Paralta Cemetery
- The Paralta Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta Cemetery
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
- The Pioneer Grove Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Grove Cemetery
- The Pioneer Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95811 <2>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Piper - Kohl Cemetery
- The Piper - Kohl Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper - Kohl Cemetery
- Rogers Grove Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is located in Lisbon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2470924 <2>
- St. Peter & Pauls Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Peter & Pauls Catholic Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter & Pauls Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Peter & Pauls Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Sv Petra a Pavla Hrbitov
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260687 <2>
- Sutliff Cemetery
- The Sutliff Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutliff Cemetery
- The Sutliff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96457 <2>
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Anamosa
- Bertram
- Bertram is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Buchanan
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Rapids
- Elmira
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Ely
- Fairview
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lincolnway Village
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Lisbon
- Marion
- Martelle
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Morley
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Morse
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Mount Vernon
- Oasis
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Olin
- Shueyville
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Solon
- Springville
- Squaw Creek Village
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
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- Stanwood
- Stone City
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Viola
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Western
- Western is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
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 Linn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anamosa
- Cedar Rapids
- Lisbon
- Marion
- Mechanicsville
- Mount Vernon
- Olin
- Solon
- Springville
- Stanwood
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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Linn 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 #2048117 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2048117 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: Linn
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
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