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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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Sullivan County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (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:

  • Sullivan 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.
    • Summitville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Wild
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Yankee Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Rock Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bloomingburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Fallsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbourne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hurleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Beacon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <1>
    • Crown Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Hughsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Poughkeepsie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Beacon Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Glenham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Groveville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Hyde Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Spackenkill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Wappingers Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Port Orange
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
    • Searsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Otisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Paradise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Cuddebackville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Washington Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • Scotchtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Middletown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • East Middletown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
    • Middletown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Michigan Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
    • Finchville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Finchville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Spring Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cragsmoor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
    • Walker Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ellenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Ulsterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
    • Napanoch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Ben
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Wawarsing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dwaarkill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
    • Rutsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Bruynswick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Colesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
    • Vernon Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
    • Libertyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Millrift
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
    • Matamoras
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkers Glen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
    • Lackawaxen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Milford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Westcolang
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Masthope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Rowland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
    • Damascus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Milanville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville

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.

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.

  • Phillipsport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Summitville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Wild
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wurtsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Walker Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Thompsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bridgeville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Haven is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • Dairyland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dairyland is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Burlingham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Winterton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Winterton is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterton

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 71 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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>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- Mount Vernon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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.