A visit to the Mount Vernon Evangelical 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 Evangelical Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery:
42.5847, -92.3807
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the south southeast of the Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garden of Memories
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul UCC Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul UCC Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142646 <5>
- Washington Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- East Janesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The East Janesville Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Janesville Cemetery
- The East Janesville Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Janesville Methodist Episcopal (ME) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142571 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
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- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Waterloo.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterloo Elmwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94674 <5>
- Bennington Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Cedar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evansdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finchford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Dewar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Klinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Elk Run Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knittel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Dunkerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Readlyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bremer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Shell Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Dike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Evangelical Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Denver
- Denver lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Denver.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Dike
- Dike lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Shell Rock
- Waterloo
- Waverly
- Waverly lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waverly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
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 Evangelical Cemetery:
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- 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 Evangelical Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459345 (Mount Vernon Evangelical Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459345 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Falls
- Location given for Mount Vernon Evangelical Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5847064 Lon: -92.3807404
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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 Black Hawk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Vernon Evangelical 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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