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:
33.5551, -89.3931
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 Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Walthall. Walthall lies just to the east northeast 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 26 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.
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Greenboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greenboro Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro Cemetery
- Old Greenboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Still Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- South Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The South Union Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Edward Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Edgeworth Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth Cemetery
- New Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ebenezer Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lowrimore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lowrimore Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrimore Cemetery
- Hightower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hightower Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower Cemetery
- Pine Forest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Cemetery
- Reeds Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Reeds Chapel Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Chapel Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Sarepta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sarepta Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta Cemetery
- Eupora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Eupora Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora Cemetery
- Church Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Webster Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Walthall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59774 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Eupora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walthall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Minerva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Sibleyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Sapa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Kilmichael
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Slate Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Sweatman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Fame
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Montevista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mathiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarkson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Williams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Maben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Hohenlinden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Eskridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- French Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
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 Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Cumberland
- Eupora
- French Camp
- Kilmichael
- Maben
- Winona
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 either 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 Webster 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 #674290 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674290 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Sand Creek
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5551215 Lon: -89.3931273
- 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 Webster, 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. |
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