A visit to the Mount Vernon Cemetery ...
The location of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Lat: 31.0221° (31° 1' 19")
Lon: -96.6002° (-96° 36' 0")
The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the east of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery .
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 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 Robertson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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.
- Calvert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Owensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Hearne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
- Hearne is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <4>
- Bremond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Baden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
- Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
- Baileyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jones Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Wheelock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Maysfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
- Maysfield is located in Milam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <4>
- Gause
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Reagan is located in Falls County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <4>
- Highbank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Wilderville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Robertson County
- Mumford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Mumford is located in Robertson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <4>
- Kosse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tabor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Edge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Edge is located in Brazos County
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 Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bremond
- Calvert
- Franklin
- Gause
- Gause lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gause.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
- Hearne
- Kosse
- Rosebud
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Little Mississippi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
- Calvert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calvert.
- The Calvert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvert City Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191821 <6>
- Elliot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliot Cemetery
- Beck Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beck Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beck Prairie Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beck Prairie Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Tidwell Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Calvert Beauty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvert Beauty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvert Beauty Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert Beauty Cemetery
- Owensville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
- Hammond Colony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hammond Colony Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Colony Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Black Bridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Black Bridge Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Bridge Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 #1363327 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1363327 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Owensville
- County: Robertson Elev: 123
- Location given for GNIS #1363327 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Robertson, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0221, Longitude: -96.6002 In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |