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 hospitals and doctors 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 Blount County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.
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:
- Blount 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.
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Kiser
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- McMullens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Binfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Alcoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairway Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Maryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockgardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Brick Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Scarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Oak Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Robertsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Peak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oliver Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Panther ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Jefferson County
- Strawberry Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Belle Aire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Boyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Farragut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Aldenwood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Kingston Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Middlebrook Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Topside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Hunting Hills West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Arrowhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Lenoir City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Sharp Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Greenback
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- White Wing Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Loudon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Bell Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Prigmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Meigs County
- Surprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Vonore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Madisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Belltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Tupper Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Coalfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Petros
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Harriman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Deermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Cave Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bradbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Dyllis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kries
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Kelley Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Seymour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Oak City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Wear Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Boyds Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Waldens Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Kodak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Starkeytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Paulette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Graham County (NC)
- Fontana Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
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.
- Ish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zions Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Early Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friendsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesettlements Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Tom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keener Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (974 more) ...
- Leeper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
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.
- Ewing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Disco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Virtue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Boyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Unitia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unitia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unitia
- Kiser
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Mentor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chandler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Clover Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Coytee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coytee is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coytee
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 10 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 7 miles [11.3 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 like to 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 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Graham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |