About Mount Vernon Cemetery
Mount Vernon Cemetery is a cemetery near Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska. It lies about 8.5 mi southwest of Auburn. The grounds sit at about 1,135 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Thomas Jefferson Majors. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 831486. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sonora Cemetery, about 3.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Hall-Casey Funeral Chapel in Auburn, about 8.5 mi away. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Nemaha County, and 16 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Auburn. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Thomas Jefferson Majors1841-1932American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Vernon Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
40.47695, -95.72111
What Mount Vernon Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Sonora CemeteryRock Port, MOCemetery3.6 mi
- London CemeteryAuburn, NECemetery4.4 mi
- Highland Methodist CemeteryAuburn, NEMethodist cemetery4.8 mi
- Highland Baptist CemeteryAuburn, NEBaptist cemetery5.4 mi
- Addington CemeteryRock Port, MOCemetery7.3 mi
- Camp Creek CemeteryNebraska City, NECemetery7.6 mi
- Glenrock CemeteryAuburn, NECemetery8.2 mi
- High Creek CemeteryRock Port, MOCemetery8.3 mi
- Stoner CemeteryRock Port, MOCemetery8.7 mi
- Sheridan CemeteryAuburn, NECemetery9.3 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Vernon Cemetery
- Hall-Casey Funeral Chapel8.5 miFuneral chapel · Auburn · (402) 274-3131
- Hemmingsen Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Auburn · (402) 274-3631
- Rash-Gude Funeral Home9.5 miFuneral home · Hamburg · (712) 382-1024
- Minter Funeral Chapel12 miFuneral chapel · Rock Port · (660) 744-2323
- Gude Mortuary13 miMortuary · Nebraska City · (402) 873-6011
- Gude Mortuary15 miMortuary · Nebraska City · (402) 873-6011
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