A visit to the Mount Vernon Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Vernon Cemetery (FG ID #45549).
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:
39.9996, -75.1849
The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County<2>.
Adjacent to the Mt. Vernon Cemetery and just to the northeast is the Mount Peace Cemetery.
While not adjacent, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is directly northwest of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
The county seat for Philadelphia County is located in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lies just to the south southeast 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 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leverington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cathedral Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cathedral Cemetery
- Fairhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Woodlands Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mikveh Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mikveh Israel Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikveh Israel Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Franklins Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklins Grave is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Grave
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Palmer Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer Burial Ground is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Burial Ground
- Belvue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Belvue Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue Cemetery
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cathedral Cemetery
- Greenmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Northwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chelten Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Logan Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manayunk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cynwyd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
- Bala - Cynwyd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Overbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Upsal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Manayunk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
- Penn Wynne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Southwest Center City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- Queen Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Old City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Port Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crescentville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCartersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pittville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roxborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Narberth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allen Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Philadelphia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bala - Cynwyd
- Narberth
- Philadelphia
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Philadelphia 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #45549
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1192970 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1192970 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: Philadelphia
- Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Philadelphia
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9990015 Lon: -75.1857343
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Philadelphia, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |