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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:

39.4659, -99.4149

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 Rooks County<2>.

The county seat for Rooks County is located in Stockton. Stockton lies just to the east southeast 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 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 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.

  • Webster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • Old Stockton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Old Stockton Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stockton Cemetery
  • Slate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Slate Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Cemetery
  • Hobart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hobart Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Stockton.
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Nicodemus Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Nicodemus Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus Cemetery
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
  • Bow Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bow Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Creek Cemetery
  • Lockwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
  • West Hope Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The West Hope Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hope Cemetery
  • Prairie Dale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prairie Dale Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Dale Cemetery
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    • Buchanan Brown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • McFarland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
    • Green Mound Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Twin Mound Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Twin Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mound Cemetery
    • Woodston Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Woodston Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Woodston.
      • The Woodston Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woodstown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94110 <5>
    • Marvin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Marvin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery

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]<3> of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Webster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Stockton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Stockton is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Former name for Stockton:
    • Stocktown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
  • Nicodemus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Damar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Speed
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Speed is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Logan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bogue
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
  • Palco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Palco is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Zurich
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Woodston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodston is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Woodston has also been known as:
    • Woodston Saw
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <6>
  • Glade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Glade is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Plainville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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    • Roscoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Roscoe is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Phillipsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Kirwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Densmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Densmore is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
    • Smithfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Smithfield is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Codell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Codell is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
      • Former name for Codell:
      • Florreyville

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
    • Agra lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
  • Bogue
    • Bogue lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bogue.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
  • Codell
  • Densmore
  • Edmond
    • Edmond lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edmond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Glade
    • Glade lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glade.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
  • Hill City
  • Kirwin
  • Logan
    • Logan lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Nicodemus
  • Palco
    • Palco lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
  • Phillipsburg
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...

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 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
      • Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.4661201     Lon: -99.4156578
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Rooks, 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.