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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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Vernon: Mt. 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.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Vernon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mount Vernon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mount Vernon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mount Vernon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Mount Vernon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Sherwood Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherwood Park Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Beechwoods Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blessed Sacrament Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blessed Sacrament Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blessed Sacrament Cemetery
  • Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
  • Seacord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seacord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seacord Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flandreau Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flandreau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flandreau Cemetery
  • St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (505 more) ...
    • Holy Mount Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Mount Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Yonkers.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65498 <3>

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Vernon had a population of 10,830 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Vernon had a population of 66,775 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.

  • Eastchester
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
    • Eastchester is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastchester <5>
  • Pelham Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pelham
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Pelham is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
  • Bronxville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dunwoodie
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoodie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoodie
    • Dunwoodie is located in Westchester County
  • New Rochelle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bryn Mawr Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Mawr Park
    • Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County
  • Tuckahoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Nepperhan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nepperhan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepperhan
    • Nepperhan is located in Westchester County
  • Yonkers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
  • Ludlow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Ludlow is located in Westchester County
  • Park Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
    • Park Hill is located in Westchester County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lowerre
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowerre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowerre
      • Lowerre is located in Westchester County
    • Riverdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Larchmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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.

The official website for Mount Vernon: www.ci.mount-vernon.ny.us/

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Vernon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9130, Longitude: -73.8339    
<2>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.
<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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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