Located in Franklin County, Mt Vernon city limits covers an
area of almost ten square kilometers. Mt Vernon saw its first settlers in
1840. Mt Vernon has an estimated population of almost three thousand. Mt
Vernon is in the Mt Vernon Independent School District. Dallas is ninety
six miles from Mt Vernon. Texarkana is about a ninety minute drive from
Mt Vernon. Lone Star was a named generally used for Mt Vernon before the
name Mt Vernon was finally chosen in 1875. Mt Vernon did not have a rail
link until 1887. This rail link brought prosperity and Mt Vernon supplied
local farmers with supplies. Parks within the Mt Vernon area include Overlook
Park, Walleye Park and Jack Guthrie Park. Mt Vernon has air links at the
nearby Mt Vernon Municipal Airport.
