Mount Vernon, Texas Mount Vernon, Texas Location in Franklin County and the state of Texas.
Location in Franklin County and the state of Texas.
County Franklin Mount Vernon is a town in Franklin County, Texas, United States.
It is the Franklin County seat, and the populace was 2,662 at the 2010 census, up from 2,286 at the 2000 census.
Mount Vernon started as a settlement near the Fanning Springs (on Holbrook Street south of the present town square).
By 1848 the United States government established a postal service, and in 1849 a formal town site was laid out on territory donated by Stephen and Rebecca Keith for the town of Mount Vernon.
Since there were two other Mount Vernons in Texas, the postal service was called "Keith" and then "Lone Star" before the name "Mount Vernon" became available in 1875.
Franklin County was carved out of Titus County in 1875, and Mount Vernon was propel governmental center of county in competition with other communities.
Mount Vernon, as county seat, was assured a closing vital existence as the economic center for the county.
History abounds in and around Mount Vernon.
Tour maps are available at various locations including the Franklin County Historical Association Museums, Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, and Mount Vernon City Hall.
There are over 20 official state historical markers in Franklin County.
The Bankhead Highway remains as Mount Vernon's Main Street. Con Smith in Mount Vernon is on display.
Exhibits upstairs include a compilation of bird eggs and Native American artifacts from Franklin County and other parts of Texas and a compilation of butterflies.
1894 Railroad Depot - The restored Mount Vernon 1894 Cotton Belt Railroad Depot is a real gem that has been carefully restored pursuant to National Register standards with initial colors and decor.
It passes through Franklin County and serves as Mount Vernon's Main Street and follows an early Indian trading route known as the Choctaw Trail.
Old Mount Vernon Waterworks Plant - Located on Holbrook Street just south of the intersection with Rutherford Street, the first facility was assembled in 1911.
Franklin County Arts Alliance - The Arts Alliance operates the Old Jail Art Museum (immediately behind the courthouse on town square) and the Cultural Arts Center (at the corner of Rusk and Dallas Streets, one block west of the town square).
The Old Jail Art Museum has changing visual art exhibitions as well as a permanent compilation on display on the upper floor of the former 1912 county jail that also includes an initial cell block of historical interest.
Franklin County Genealogy Society - The Genealogy Society is positioned in the 1894 Parchman-Meredith Store Building at 110 E.
Other resources include internet subscription to Ancestry.com, microfilm, microfiche and CDs of census and other historic records, and a large compilation of books covering the Civil War, Native American History, and UK-Royalty including all states and adjoining counties.
Mount Vernon Music - Mount Vernon Music offers concerts of traditional chamber music, jazz and other styles as well as educational and family concerts, traveling programs, and interaction of performing and the visual arts.
For more information, call 903-563-3780 or visit the Mount Vernon Music website.
Franklin County Library - The need for a improve library was first brought forth by the Mount Vernon Key Club, a small-town women's group, in January 1977.
In March, improve volunteers manned an office space provided by First National Bank (now serving as office for the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce), and opened the library for donations including books, furniture, and cash.
In December 1977, the First National Bank deeded the historic 1912 bank building to the county for use as the library.
Franklin County Library is a must see when touring downtown Mount Vernon.
For more information, visit the Franklin County Library website. Dupree donated approximately 4.2 acres of territory to the City of Mount Vernon in July 1958 for the love and respect they had for the young citizens of the town and encircling communities for the creation of a park.
The park is positioned just south of the town square on Kaufman Street.
Contact the City of Mount Vernon at 903-537-2252 for more information.
Lake Cypress Springs - Franklin County is the home of spring-fed Lake Cypress Springs and is a bass fisherman's paradise.
It is surrounded by 869 acres of enhance parks owned and maintained by the Franklin County Water District.
For more information, contact Franklin County Water District at 903-537-4536 or FCWD Website. Mount Vernon is positioned at the center of Franklin County at 33 10 55 N 95 13 27 W (33.181890, -95.224147). U.S.
Route 67 passes through the north side of town as Main Street, dominant east 16 miles (26 km) to Mount Pleasant and west 23 miles (37 km) to Sulphur Springs.
Texas State Highway 37 passes through the west side of town, dominant north 20 miles (32 km) to Bogata and south 17 miles (27 km) to Winnsboro.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Mount Vernon has a total region of 3.69 square miles (9.55 km2), of which 3.67 square miles (9.51 km2) is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.38%, is water. The town is served by the Mount Vernon Independent School District and is home to the Mount Vernon High School Tigers.
The late Don Meredith, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Monday Night Football broadcaster, is a Mount Vernon native.
Mount Vernon Optic-Herald, small-town weekly journal City of Mount Vernon official website a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mount Vernon town, Texas".
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