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:
36.2415, -88.8690
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 Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east 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 23 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.
- Rice - Underwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cate Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Cemetery
- Old Ames Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Ames Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ames Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Hannings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hannings Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannings Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Harkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harkey Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkey Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Sharon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sidonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Four Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Rutherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Dresden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McConnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rives
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Tilghman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Dyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Latham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Ore Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Yorkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- South Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 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 Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dresden
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Fulton
- Greenfield
- Martin
- Obion
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Troy
- Troy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Weakley 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 #1322387 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322387 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenfield
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2414538 Lon: -88.8689507
- 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 Weakley, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |