Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Vernon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Vernon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Vernon ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Vernon: Mt. Vernon
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Vernon. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Vernon.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Vernon is located in Wabash County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wabash County: Fulton, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Vernon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Vernon:
- Wabash County (The home county of Mount Vernon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Somerset
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- La Fontaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Wabash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Richvalley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Lagro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stockdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Servia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Laketon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- Deer Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Onward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Galveston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Walton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Twelve Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Deacon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Logansport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Young America
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Verona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Janney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Disko
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Jalapa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Mier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sweetser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Sims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Jonesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Hackleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Gas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Plevna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Greentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Cassville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Guy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Hemlock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kokomo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- West Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Banquo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Harlansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Andrews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bippus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Huntington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Bowerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Silver Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Leisure
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Summitville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- West Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Elwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orestes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gimco City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Converse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amboy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Miami
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pettysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Denver
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Nevada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sharpsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tipton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Groomsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Liberty Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Keystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Luther
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- South Whitley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Vernon, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Vernon.
Cemeteries Near Mount Vernon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Vernon.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Vernon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Vernon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Mississinewa Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Slocum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Luther Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meshingomesia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rennaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- America Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Vernon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Vernon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Somerset
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Jalapa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- La Fontaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Converse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Amboy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sweetser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- North Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Wabash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lincolnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Richvalley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- McGrawsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McGrawsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrawsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Vernon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Vernon.
Newspapers Published in Mount Vernon ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Vernon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Vernon, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Vernon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Vernon:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wabash County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Mount Vernon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |