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:
39.9328, -84.8586
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the south southwest 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Woodbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
- New Garden Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Garden Friends Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Garden Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Fountain City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1108002 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of New Madison (OH).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966730 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Hoover Bulla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hoover Bulla Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Bulla Cemetery
- Hollansburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollansburg Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Spring Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Lawn Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Gilliard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilliard Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilliard Cemetery
- Quaker Lynn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Quaker Lynn Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Lynn Cemetery
- Old Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Old Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord Cemetery
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Whitewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Fountain City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Hollansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Arba
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- New Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- New Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Bloomingport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Greens Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Savona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- West Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Castine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Fort Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fountain City
- Hollansburg
- Lynn
- Lynn lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- New Madison
- Richmond
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 websites either 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 #439720 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439720 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitewater
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9328257 Lon: -84.8585716
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |