Mount Vernon, Illinois Mount Vernon Vernon Mount Vernon Town Center of Mount Vernon Vernon, City of Opportunity. Townships Mount Vernon, Shiloh, Dodds, Mc - Clellan Location of Mount Vernon inside Illinois Location of Mount Vernon inside Illinois Wikimedia Commons: Mount Vernon, Illinois Mount Vernon known as "The King City" is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The populace was 15,277 at the 2010 census.
Mount Vernon is the principal town/city of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jefferson and Hamilton counties.
Vernon was established in 1817 by Zadok Casey, who was propel to the State Senate in 1822 and was propel Lieutenant Governor in 1833.
The town was titled for George Washington's plantation, Mount Vernon, which was titled for Edward Vernon, a British naval hero.
In the early 19th century the Goshen Road crossed Illinois in a northwesterly direction from Old Shawneetown, Illinois to the Goshen Settlement, near what is now Edwardsville.
Vernon was first settled, the Goshen Road made a wide arc athwart Jefferson County, crossing Casey Creek and the Big Muddy north of Mt.
Vernon, avoiding the swamps to the south, but bypassing Mt.
Vernon.
Vernon to Walnut Hill.
Vernon was "on the map." The bridge athwart Casey Creek and the Vandalia Road provided a much shorter path athwart Jefferson County than the initial Goshen Road.
Vernon became an meaningful stop on the road west.
Vernon from Christian County, Kentucky with a several of his sons and daughters.
Vernon in 1838.
Vernon at what is presently 14th and Main Streets.
When the Supreme Court was in session, the meaningful lawyers in Illinois, including Abraham Lincoln, gathered in Mt.
Vernon to argue their cases.
Vernon Inn, owned by Angus Mc - Neil Grant and his in-laws, the Andersons.
Vernon for a time prohibited the sale of alcohol.
Vernon" was organized in 1877 to allow the sale of alcohol.
Vernon then voted alcohol back in, and the region of East Mt.
Vernon was took in into the city.
Vernon, killing 37 citizens and destroying more than 450 homes.
Vernon Car Manufacturing Company opened in 1889 after moving from Litchfield, Illinois.
In 1954, the car shops closed, causing a temporary jump in unemployment throughout the town/city and the 108 communities called "home" by its former employees.
In April 2007, Mount Vernon voters propel the first female mayor of the city, Mary Jane Chesley.
Mount Vernon is positioned at 38 18 49 N 88 54 29 W. According to the 2010 census, Mount Vernon has a total region of 13.151 square miles (34.06 km2), of which 13.07 square miles (33.85 km2) (or 99.38%) is territory and 0.081 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.62%) is water. Vernon is positioned on high ground between Casey Creek and the Big Muddy River, which join south of the town in what is now Rend Lake.
Vernon was thus often surrounded by water and swamp on three sides.
Vernon.
Vernon from which one can see the town as a forested point of high ground jutting out into the bottoms.
These high places are: from the west, near the Woodlawn interchange off Interstate 64 and from the east, on Old Fairfield Road near Summersville School, with the highest point positioned on Old Route 15 right before it merges with New Route 15, near Bluford.
Mount Vernon hosts a 48-acre (190,000 m2) facility for Continental Tire of North America.It is also home to primary distribution centers for NAPA, National Railway Equipment(NREC), ALCO and IPT (subsidiaries of NREC), and Walgreens along with many other lesser industries such as Vanex, Central Wholesale Liquors, IL-MO Welding supplies, Pepsi of Mid America, A.L.
Vernon Mold Works, Wiese Forklift Service Center, Black Forklift Service Center, Penske, Beelman Trucking, Clinton County Ready-Mix, Calison Wholesale Liquor, Praxair, Ultron Electronics, Fed - Ex, UPS/Overnite, Springfield Electric, Mt.
Vernon Electric, Roadway Express, Guaranteed Freight, Bennett Metals, Sun Container, Three-States Supply Co, Phoenix Modular Elevator Company and Petter Trucking, which are positioned in or inside close adjacency to the city's three industrialized parks.
According to Mount Vernon's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 5 Mount Vernon City Schools, District 80 260 Vernon Township High School 172 8 City of Mount Vernon 134 Mount Vernon is home to Cedarhurst which is a 90-acre site.
There is also the Jefferson County Historical Museum and Village positioned inside incorporated Mount Vernon.
Vernon in 1963 while he was visiting his sister in close-by Benton, Illinois.
Mount Vernon has multiple improve parks with varying amenities. Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area is positioned due south near Benton, Illinois.
The town/city of Mount Vernon uses a Council-manager government with a mayor. The Mt.
Vernon City Council meets regularly on the first and third Mondays each month.
The elective officers of the City of Mt.
Vernon shall be a Mayor, four Councilmen, a City Clerk, and a City Treasurer.
At the general election for City officers to be starting in January 1969 and every four years after that, there shall be propel a Mayor, City Clerk, City Treasurer, and two Councilmen.
Year State Months Population Violent Crime Rate Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate Forcible rape rate Robbery rate Aggravated assault rate Property crime rate Burglary rate Larceny-theft rate Motor vehicle theft rate Mount Vernon City Schools operates elementary and middle schools.
Mount Vernon City Schools Primary Center which includes grades K-3.
Mount Vernon Township High School is the improve high school.
Vernon Register-News is positioned in downtown Mount Vernon serving the town/city and encircling county.
The Morning Sentinel (Mount Vernon, Illinois) is a daily journal positioned inside the town/city that covers local, countywide, and county-wide news.
WPXS is a tv station transmitting north of Mount Vernon operating on digital channel 21 and virtual channel 13.
The Mount Vernon Airport has a 6500-foot chief runway, fixed-base operation, terminal building and storage hangars.
Vernon, positioned in Mascoutah, Illinois along Interstate 64.
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Mount Vernon, Illinois (category) Mount Vernon Township High School Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States
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