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:
32.3924, -88.9706
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 Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the west 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmon Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Brand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brand Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand Cemetery
- Old Norman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Norman Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norman Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Duffee Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Decatur Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Tunnel Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Decatur Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Decatur.
- Newton County Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Meridian.
- The Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59530 <5>
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Chunky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Suqualena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Lost Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Hookston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nellieburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Garlandsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bailey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penantly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Rio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Neshoba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Conehatta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
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 Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Enterprise
- Hickory
- Marion
- Meridian
- Newton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Newton 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 #674289 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674289 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duffee
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3923647 Lon: -88.9706095
- 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 Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |