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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 Kingman County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kingman County: Barber, Harper, Pratt, Reno, Sedgwick & Sumner.

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:

  • Kingman 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.
    • Murdock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Murdock is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Belmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Belmont is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Kingman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Alameda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alameda is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
    • Norwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Adams
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Adams is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Rago
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rago is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
    • Spivey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spivey is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Penalosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Penalosa is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Willowdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowdale is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
    • Zenda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Runnymede
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Duquoin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Duquoin is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
    • Danville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Danville is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Danville has also been known as:
      • Coalville
  • Harvey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Patterson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Patterson is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Burrton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Burrton is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Paxton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Paxton is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Halstead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sedgwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Arsdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
    • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
    • Putnam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Putnam is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Saint Joe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint Joe is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
    • Pretty Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Castleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Castleton is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Yoder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Darlow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Darlow is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
    • Elmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Elmer is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Cruppers Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
    • Punkin Center ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Punkin Center is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Partridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Partridge is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • South Hutchinson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Sedgwick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Cheney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Plain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Andale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Goddard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Colwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Anness
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
    • Clonmel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
    • Viola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Maize
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <1>
    • Westlink Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
    • Bentley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Milton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Milton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Conway Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Millerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Ewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ewell is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Anson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson

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.

  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheney Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinita Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Murdock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mulkey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<3>

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.

  • Waterloo ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterloo is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Cheney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Murdock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Murdock is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
  • Garden Plain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Pretty Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Andale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Castleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Castleton is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
  • Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Belmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Goddard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Yoder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Alameda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alameda is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
    • Darlow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Darlow is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow

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 183 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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:

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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- Mount Vernon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.