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:
31.6649, -89.1098
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 Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies just to the north northwest 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Windham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Cemetery
- Mt. Oral Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Oral Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oral Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Laurel Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
- Currie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61482 <5>
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anderson - Minter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Myrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
- Fall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fall Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Laurel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ellisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Errata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Service
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Sandersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Moss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Amy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Ovett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Stringer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Whistler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Stafford Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Mulberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Vossburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Hot Coffee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Lake Como
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Kelona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Acme ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Sanford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Lux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- Sandersville
- Taylorsville
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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 #707374 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707374 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel East
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6648852 Lon: -89.1097788
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Jones, 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 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. |