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A visit to the Mount Vernon Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Vernon Cemetery (FG ID #91270)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   42.7000°   (42° 42' 0")

Lon:   -71.0567°   (-71° 3' 24")

The cemetery is located in Essex County<3>.

As an estimate, the Mt. Vernon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Georgetown.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southeast of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.<4>

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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.

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

  • West Boxford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
    • West Boxford is located in Essex County
  • East Boxford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
    • East Boxford is located in Essex County
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Andover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
    • North Andover is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
  • Shawsheen Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsheen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
    • Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
  • Bradford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Boxford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
    • Boxford is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
  • Ward Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Groveland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Andover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
    • West Andover is located in Essex County
  • Haverhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Andover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lawrence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Topsfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Byfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
      • Byfield is located in Essex County
    • Methuen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
      • Methuen is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
    • Lowell Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Middleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Howe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Essex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Howe
      • From the Mt. Vernon Cemetery to Howe
    • West Newbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tozier Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Haggetts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Reading
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brigadoon Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
      • Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
    • Rocks Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
      • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
    • Ayers Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County

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. The following communities are located in Essex County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 #599037  (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #599037 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: South Groveland
    • County: Essex         Elev: 48
    • Location given for GNIS #599037 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91270

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7000, Longitude: -71.0567    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.