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 (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. 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 ...
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: Mt. Vernon
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Vernon. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Vernon.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 is located in Warren County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Bucks (PA), Monroe (PA) & Northampton (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Mount Vernon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Vernon:
- Warren County (The home county of Mount Vernon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Vail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vail is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Blairstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Hainesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Paulina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Mount Hermon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Ramseysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Belvidere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Long Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- New Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Califon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Califon
- Hoffmans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- West Portal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Farmersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Readingsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readingsburg
- Mariannes Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
- Pattenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Annandale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Jutland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Pottersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Budd Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Long Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Crestmoore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Naughright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Woodport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Hurdtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Hacklebarney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Succasunna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Weldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Mine Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Hilltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Gladstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Bedminster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Hardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Middleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Tranquility
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Swartswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Crandon Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Wallpack Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Balesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Washingtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Normanook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Riegelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Upper Black Eddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Durham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Carbon County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Little Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Meckesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Albrightsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lackawanna County (PA)
- Lehigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Shoemakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Coolbaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Delaware Water Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bushkill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Stroudsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stroudsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Parkside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Paradise Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Reeders
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Appenzell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Mountainhome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Slateford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- East Bangor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Bangor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
- New Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Roseto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <1>
- Pen Argyl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wind Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kesslersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Belfast
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Stockertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Delaware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Conashaugh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- La Anna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- La Anna is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Panther
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- South Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lords Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Paupack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ledgedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Wayne County (PA)
- Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Vernon, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Vernon.
Cemeteries Near Mount Vernon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Vernon.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Vernon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Hainesburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knowlton Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blairstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown Cemetery
- The Blairstown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blair Academy Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297612 <2>
- Union Brick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Chapel Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Mount Hermon.
- The Green Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Hermon UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100001 <2>
- Moravian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Vernon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Walnut Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Valley
- Vail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vail is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Kalarama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kalarama is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalarama
- Hainesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Blairstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Polkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Knowlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knowlton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Paulina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Calno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calno is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calno
- Dunnfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunnfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnfield
- Slateford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Warrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Mount Hermon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Shoemakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Vernon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Vernon.
Newspapers Published in Mount Vernon ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Vernon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Vernon, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Vernon.
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:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hunterdon County
- Morris County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Lackawanna County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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' (or 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- Mount Vernon) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |