Mount Vernon is the county seat of Franklin County. Mount
Vernon has approximately two thousand eight hundred residents. Mount Vernon
sits on Interstate Highway 30 and US 67. Mount Vernon is just over seventy
miles from Texarkana. Mount Vernon is less than one hundred miles from Dallas.
Mount Vernon is served by the Mount Vernon ISD. Mount Vernon was previously
known as Keith in respect of the postmaster William S. Keith in 1848. By
1887 the St Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway came to Mount Vernon. This
gave much need economic support to Mount Vernon as a shipping center. Mount
Vernon was incorporated as the city of Mount Vernon in 1910. Well known
Mount Vernon residents include Don Merideth who once played for Dallas cowboys.
Amenities near to Mount Vernon are Cypress Springs Lake and Marina. Major
employer in Mount Vernon is Lowe's Distribution.
