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:
35.0390, -89.5292
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies 17 miles [27.4 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Oursler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oursler Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McRee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McRee Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRee Cemetery
- McRee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McRee Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRee Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Blain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blain Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain Cemetery
- Warr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Warr Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Cemetery
- Warr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Warr Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Pulliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pulliam Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Shannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Shannon Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shannon Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Good Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasants Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasants Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasants Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Rossville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Piperton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Cayce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Collierville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Taska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Slayden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Canadaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Barton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Williston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Forty Five
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Atway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atway is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Forest Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Hickory Withe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Byhalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Red Banks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hudsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byhalia
- Collierville
- Cordova
- Germantown
- La Grange
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 either 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 #1319871 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319871 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rossville
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.03898 Lon: -89.5292449
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Fayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
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