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:
31.4085, -95.0866
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 Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Durham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Mexican Prisoners Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McKinney & Wells Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Luce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Luce Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce Cemetery
- Vaughn Family Graves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vaughn Family Graves is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Family Graves
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Brent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brent Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Shooks Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shooks Bluff Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Bluff Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Old Patton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Patton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Patton Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kennard Cemetery
- Kennard Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4607 <5>
- Helton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Ratcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hagerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Fog Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Tadmor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Kennard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Harrison Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pollok
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Weeping Mary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Belott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Apple Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Hickory Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Blix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 #1377364 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1377364 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kennard NE
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4085141 Lon: -95.0866037
- 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 Texas' counties, including Houston, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |