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:
35.4162, -85.0711
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 Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 5 miles [8 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.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Cemetery
- The Hutcheson Cemetery has also been known as:
- McDonald Cemetery
- Lake Drive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lake Drive Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Drive Cemetery
- Miller - Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spivey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Spivey Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lone Mtn. Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mtn. Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Old Browder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Browder Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Browder Cemetery
- Spivey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spivey Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Corvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Corvin Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin Cemetery
- Memory Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Memory Garden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Garden
- Rhea Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhea Memory Gardens is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhea Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Dayton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15593 <5>
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The May Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- McInturff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McInturff Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInturff Cemetery
- Doughty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Doughty Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughty Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Abel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Graysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Birchwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Ogden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bryan Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Brayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Flat Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Summer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Beta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mowbray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Lamontville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Pailo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Lakesite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Middle Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Caramel Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Countryside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Brockdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
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 Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Pikeville
- Soddy - Daisy
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 #1322952 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322952 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Graysville
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4161807 Lon: -85.071066
- 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 Hamilton, 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. |
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