Mount Vernon

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · ARKANSAS

A historical populated place in St. Francis County, Arkansas, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Mount Vernon
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Arkansas
County: St. Francis County
USGS Map: Forrest City
Coordinates: 35.0250915, -90.7876120
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GNIS Feature ID: 82985

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

Was located 1 mi N of Forrest City.

GNIS historical note

County seat 1855 to 1856.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 82985. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Text Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Place Names. Branson, Missouri: The Ozarks Mountaineer, 1986.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.