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Mount Vernon is located Mount Vernon is located in Washington County<1>. When the people of Mount Vernon refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Mount Vernonite<2> A typical abbreviation for Mount Vernon: Mt. Vernon Time Zone: Mount Vernon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time While we believe that this Mount Vernon is located in Washington County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Mount Vernon. Those communities are located in the following counties: Franklin, Houston and Lamar County. Beyond Texas, there are 85 communities that are also named Mount Vernon - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (4), California (2), Colorado, Georgia (6), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (7), Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (3), Ohio (4), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (8), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Vernon. Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Vernon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/Communities Also Named Mount Vernon ...
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<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Mount Vernon refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Mount Vernon may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.