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 Rooks County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bow Creek Cemetery
- The Bow Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Creek Cemetery
- Buchanan Brown Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Green Mound Cemetery
- The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
- Hobart Cemetery
- The Hobart Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Lockwood Cemetery
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Nicodemus Cemetery
- The Nicodemus Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus Cemetery
- Old Stockton Cemetery
- The Old Stockton Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stockton Cemetery
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- Plainview Cemetery
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Phillips County
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- Prairie Dale Cemetery
- The Prairie Dale Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Dale Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Rooks County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Stockton.
- Slate Cemetery
- The Slate Cemetery is located in Rooks County
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- Twin Mound Cemetery
- The Twin Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
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- Webster Cemetery
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Rooks County
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- West Hope Cemetery
- The West Hope Cemetery is located in Rooks County
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- Woodston Cemetery
- The Woodston Cemetery is located in Rooks County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Woodston.
- The Woodston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94110 <3>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bogue
- Bogue is located in Graham County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Codell
- Codell is located in Rooks County
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- Former name for Codell:
- Florreyville
- Damar
- Densmore
- Densmore is located in Norton County
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- Glade
- Glade is located in Phillips County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Kirwin
- Logan
- Nicodemus
- Palco
- Palco is located in Rooks County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Phillipsburg
- Plainville
- Roscoe
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
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- Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Graham County
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- Speed
- Speed is located in Phillips County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Stockton
- Stockton is located in Rooks County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
- Former name for Stockton:
- Stocktown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <4>
- Webster
- Webster is located in Rooks County
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- Woodston
- Woodston is located in Rooks County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Woodston has also been known as:
- Woodston Saw
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <4>
- Zurich
- Zurich is located in Rooks County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 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 Rooks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agra
- Bogue
- Codell
- Densmore
- Edmond
- Glade
- Hill City
- Kirwin
- Logan
- Nicodemus
- Palco
- Phillipsburg
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Roscoe
- Speed
- Stockton
- Woodston
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 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Rooks 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 #472227 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472227 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: Rooks
- Est. Elev: 611 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webster Dam
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Vernon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |