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 ...
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Belvue Cemetery
- The Belvue Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue Cemetery
- Chelten Hills Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Fairhill Cemetery
- The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill Cemetery
- Franklins Grave
- The Franklins Grave is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Grave
- Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Greenmount Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Leverington Cemetery
- Mikveh Israel Cemetery
- The Mikveh Israel Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikveh Israel Cemetery
- New Cathedral Cemetery
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- New Cathedral Cemetery
- The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cathedral Cemetery
- Northwood Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- Old Cathedral Cemetery
- The Old Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cathedral Cemetery
- Palmer Burial Ground
- The Palmer Burial Ground is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Burial Ground
- Philadelphia National Cemetery
- St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- West Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Westminster Cemetery
- Woodlands Cemetery
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 alphabetically:
- Allen Lane
- Bala - Cynwyd
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
- Crescentville
- Cynwyd
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
- Fern Rock
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Germantown
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
- Logan Station ‑ Historic
- Manayunk
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- McCartersville ‑ Historic
- Milestown ‑ Historic
- Millbourne
- Millbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Narberth
- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
- Old City
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County
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- Overbrook
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Penn Wynne
- Philadelphia
- Pittville
- Port Richmond
- Queen Village
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Roxborough
- Somerville ‑ Historic
- Southwest Center City
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
- Tabor Station ‑ Historic
- University City
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Upsal
- Wayne Junction
- West Manayunk
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
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 like to 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
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' (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- Mt. Vernon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |