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:
34.5765, -89.7726
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 Tate County<2>.
The county seat for Tate County is located in Senatobia. Senatobia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west 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 31 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.
- Lewers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Patient Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Patient Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Patient Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Looxahoma Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Senatobia.
- The Looxahoma Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looxahoma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60539 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Glenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenville Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Cemetery
- Tyro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tyro Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro Cemetery
- Brownlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brownlee Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Cemetery
- St. Maria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Maria Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Maria Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Langstons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Langstons Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langstons Cemetery
- Mt. Peryn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Peryn Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Peryn Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Carter Sunset Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fredonia Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Sardis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59382 <5>
- Cathey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Sandridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sandridge Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Simon Chapel #2 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Fulmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fulmer Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Cemetery
- Lammey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lammey Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lammey Cemetery
- Waldrip Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Waldrip Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Tyro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Looxahoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Aiken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Harmontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Poagville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Chulahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Como
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Laws Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Senatobia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marianna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Alphaba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Tate County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Byhalia
- Oxford
- Sardis
- Senatobia
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 Tate 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 #674291 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674291 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: Tate
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looxahoma
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.576492 Lon: -89.7725873
- 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 Tate, 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 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. |
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