Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Vernon Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Vernon Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Vernon Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Vernon Springs: Mt. Vernon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Mt. Vernon Spngs. or Mt. Vernon Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Vernon Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Vernon Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Vernon Springs is located in Chatham County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chatham County: Alamance, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph & Wake.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Vernon Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Vernon Springs:
- Chatham County (The home county of Mount Vernon Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- Bonlee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Siler City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Goldston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Gulf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Farmville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bynum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Moncure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Haywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Fearrington Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Snow Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sutphin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Mandale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mandale is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Eli Whitney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
- Kimesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Saxapahaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Bellemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bellemont is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Melville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Melville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Pickwood Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pickwood Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood Hills
- Woodshire Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodshire Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Estates
- Alamance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alamance is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- Julian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Climax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Pleasant Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitsett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gibsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sedalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- Murchisontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Olivia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seminole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Ryes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Cokesbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- Cumnock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumnock is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
- Glenwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Wildwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Green Valley Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Western Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Colon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Osgood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Sanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tramway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- San-Lee Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Jonesboro Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Parkwood Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Quail Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- Asbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Ether
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Biscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- Parkwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Jugtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Robbins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Zion Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Harris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Whispering Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Teer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Dogwood Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
- Orange Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Rangewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Calvander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvander is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
- Carrboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsons Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsons Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsons Crossroads
- Laurel Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Chapel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Davie Circle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- Coleridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Staley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ramseur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Melanchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Yow Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Cedar Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Millboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Central Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Michfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Redcross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Asheboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- New Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hollemans Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Vernon Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Vernon Springs.
Cemeteries Near Mount Vernon Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Vernon Springs.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Vernon Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Vernon Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- Mt. Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chatham Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kildee Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Christian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emmaus Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (85 more) ...
- Bethlehem Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs Methodist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Vernon Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Vernon Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Vernon Springs, with the one closest to Mount Vernon Springs listed first.
- Siler City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goldston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silk Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- Cheeks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheeks is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
- Gulf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Coleridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Staley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ramseur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Snow Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sutphin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Franklinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bynum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Grays Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Chapel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Vernon Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Vernon Springs.
Newspapers Published in Mount Vernon Springs ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Vernon Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Vernon Springs, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Vernon Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Vernon Springs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Chatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Guilford County
- Harnett County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Orange County
- Randolph County
- Wake County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Mount Vernon Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Vernon Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |