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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:

36.0309, -97.1753

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 Payne County<2>.

The county seat for Payne County is located in Stillwater. Stillwater lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Paradise Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
  • Marena Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Marena Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena Cemetery
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Clarkson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Clarkson Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Cemetery
  • Coyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Coyle Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyle Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Iowa City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Iowa City Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City Cemetery
  • Beulah Land Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beulah Land Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Land Cemetery
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Olivet Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
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    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
    • Knipe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Knipe Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knipe Cemetery
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelton - Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Iowa Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Stillwater Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98388 <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:

  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Coyle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Langston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Perkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinco is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
  • Stillwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Meridian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cottingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cottingham is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
  • Orlando
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulhall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lawrie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lawrie is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
  • Yost
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yost is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
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    • Tryon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ripley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Guthrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Petes Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Fallis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Agra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <6>
    • Glencoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Payne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Agra
    • Agra lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
  • Carney
    • Carney lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carney.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Coyle
    • Coyle lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coyle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyle
  • Fallis
  • Glencoe
  • Guthrie
  • Langston
  • Lucien
  • Meridian
  • Morrison
  • Mulhall
  • Orlando
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
    • Perry
      • Perry lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Ripley
    • Stillwater
    • Tryon
      • Tryon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tryon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 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 Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Payne 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 #1095609  (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095609 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: Payne
      • Est. Elev: 310 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stillwater SW
      • Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.0308838     Lon: -97.1753131
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Payne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.