Our Genealogy Helper
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Allegheny County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.
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:
- Allegheny 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.
- Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Versailles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- White Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Clairton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glassport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKeesport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mendelssohn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Edmon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Apollo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Olivet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- South Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Ambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Valencia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ekastown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Mars
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Glade Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Seven Fields
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Banning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Brownstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Fayette City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Fuller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Whitsett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Perryopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Redstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Rices Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Fairdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Nemacolin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Lippincott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Ceylon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Khedive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- White
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saltsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Donora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Ellsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Monongahela
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- New Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Finleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gastonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Charleroi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Charleroi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Sudan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Shaner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Sutersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rillton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Herminie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- North Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Shafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- West Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dravo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Guffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Elizabeth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180962 <2>
- Weaver & Waddell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Slovak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Slovak Cemetery
- The Calvary Slovak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Slovak Cemetery
- Port Vue Polish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329388 <2>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Church Cemetery
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.
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Alpsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Alpsville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpsville
- Greenock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Blythedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blythedale is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Scott Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Haven is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Haven
- Shaner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Yohoghany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yohoghany is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yohoghany
- Guffey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Guffey is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
- Emblem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emblem is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Belle Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Belle Bridge is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Bridge
- Wylie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wylie is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Douglass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Douglass is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Sutersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
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 62 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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. |
| <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- Mount Vernon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |