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:
37.6437, -76.4022
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 Lancaster County<2>.
. Lancaster lies 9 miles [14.5 km]
<3> to the north northwest 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Irvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- White Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The White Stone Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone Cemetery
- Christ Church Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Claybrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Claybrook Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook Cemetery
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Corrotoman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Corrotoman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrotoman Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lower UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lower UMC Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower UMC Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hartfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152384 <6>
- Morattico Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Morattico Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morattico Cemetery
- Willie Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Willie Chapel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Chapel Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Beane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mathews Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- White Stone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Irvington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weems
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ocran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Kilmarnock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millenbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Locust Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Westland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Lynhams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Merry Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ottoman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Richtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Lankford Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Griffins Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Urbanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saluda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monaskon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
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 Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Irvington
- Kilmarnock
- Urbanna
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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 #1779081 (Mount Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1779081 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irvington
- Location given for Mount Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6437475 Lon: -76.4021692
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Lancaster, 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 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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. |
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