About Mount Vernon Cemetery
Mount Vernon Cemetery is a cemetery near Greenock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 1.3 mi north of Greenock. The grounds sit at about 1,168 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Vera Buchanan, Frank Buchanan and Bill Ford. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1181876. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Patrick's Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gilbert Funeral Home in McKeesport, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 342 cemeteries we list in Allegheny County, and 115 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Allegheny County dates to 1824. 5 of the 342 listings in Allegheny County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Greenock. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 baseball player.
- Vera Buchanan1902-1955American politician
- Frank Buchanan1902-1951American politician
- Bill Ford1915-1994American baseball player
- Donald Maley1918-1993Professor of education
- J. Cutler Andrews1908-1972American historian
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
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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
- Saint Patrick's CemeteryGreenock, PACemetery0.9 mi
- Bigley Family CemeteryGreenock, PAFamily cemetery1.1 mi
- Greenock CemeteryGreenock, PACemetery1.3 mi
- Saint Patrick's CemeteryGreenock, PACemetery1.3 mi
- Sisters of the Divine Redeemer CemeteryIndustry, PACemetery1.5 mi
- Coulter Cemetery614 Coulter Road, McKeesport, PACemetery1.5 mi
- Tree of Life Sfard CemeteryVersailles, PACemetery1.7 mi
- Temple B'Nai Israel CemeteryVersailles, PAJewish cemetery1.7 mi
- Old Gemilas Chesed CemeteryVersailles, PAJewish cemetery1.7 mi
- Dravo CemeteryIndustry, PA · est. 1824Cemetery1.9 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Vernon Cemetery
- Gilbert Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · McKeesport · (412) 751-5000
- Daniel F Bekavac Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · McKeesport · (412) 678-3454
- Bekavac Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Versailles
- Robert A Waters Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · McKeesport · (412) 672-3551
- Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory3.6 miCremation provider · White Oak · (412) 672-6322
- Bekavac Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Clairton · (412) 233-5700
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