About Mount Vernon Cemetery
Mount Vernon Cemetery is a cemetery near Decatur, Green County, Wisconsin. It lies about 5.4 mi northeast of Decatur. The grounds sit at about 876 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Charlotte Elvira Pengra and David Dunwiddie. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1569854. The nearest other listed cemetery is Moores Cemetery, about 3.0 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Newcomer Funeral Home, Monroe, WI in Monroe, about 6.1 mi away. It is one of 66 cemeteries we list in Green County, and 35 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Decatur. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- Charlotte Elvira Pengra1875-1916American mathematician
- David Dunwiddie1823-1896
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
42.59528, -89.50372
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
- Moores CemeteryDecatur, WICemetery3.0 mi
- Richland English Lutheran CemeteryMonroe, WILutheran cemetery4.0 mi
- Derrick Hill CemeteryBrodhead, WICemetery4.2 mi
- Twin Grove Lutheran CemeteryMonroe, WILutheran cemetery4.6 mi
- Basswood CemeteryDecatur, WICemetery4.9 mi
- Oakley - Union CemeteryMonroe, WICemetery5.1 mi
- Decatur CemeteryDecatur, WICemetery5.2 mi
- Clarence CemeteryBrodhead, WICemetery5.4 mi
- Gap Church CemeteryAlbany, WIChurch cemetery5.9 mi
- Calvary CemeteryMonroe, WICemetery6.1 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Vernon Cemetery
- Newcomer Funeral Home, Monroe, WI6.1 miFuneral home · Monroe · (608) 325-4634
- Everson Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Brodhead · (608) 897-4141
- Shriner-Hager-Gohlke Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Monroe · (608) 325-4306
- DL Newcomer Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Brodhead · (608) 897-2484
- Grace Funeral Service & Crematory8.3 miCremation provider · Albany · (608) 862-3332
- Cramer-Leamon Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Orangeville · (815) 789-4411
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