MOUNT VERNON, TEXAS

Former County Seat

Texas Ghost Town
Lamar County, North Central Texas

On CR 12600
near FM 1497 intersection
Just W of State Hwys 19 and 24
5 miles S of Paris the county seat

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Mount Vernon Texas Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2010

History in a Pecan Shell

First settled in the late 1830s or early 1840s, its among the earliest settlements in Lamar County. Still had a school and a few residents in the 1920s.

Photographer's Note:
"This marker is in a development site. It is located about 5 miles south of Paris on CR12600." Barclay Gibson, August 12, 2012

Mount Vernon Texas Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2010

1936 Texas Centennial Marker:

Here on 100 acres donated by Mathias Click was the second county seat of Lamar County

Mount Vernon

where court was held June, 1843, to April, 1844 when Paris was made the county seat - John A. Rutherford, chief justice - John R. Craddock, county clerk

Mount Vernon Texas Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2010

Mount Vernon Texas Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2010
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Mount Vernon, Texas Nearby Towns:
Paris the county seat
Clarksville
See Lamar County | Red River County

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