Mount Vernon, Indiana

About Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, IN is a close-knit town located in southwestern Indiana counting 6,341 people who proudly call it home.

Mount Vernon holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.88 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,202 residents per square mile.

📰 Mount Vernon News Today

• Parents arrested after toddler found dead in Mount Vernon home KING5.com · Oct 7
• Mount Vernon, IN Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Oct 9
• I-57 ramp closure in Mount Vernon begins Oct. 12 - illinois-department-of-transportation.prezly.com illinois-department-of-transportation.prezly.com · Oct 8
• Oct. 9: Mount Vernon-area high school football roundup Knox Pages · Oct 9
• Mount Vernon couple charged in suspected drug death of son goSkagit · Oct 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Indiana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Mount Vernon Unique

• One of 16 places in the US named Mount Vernon — but the Indiana one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Indiana — one of 976 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,341.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mount Vernon

• Hawg'n'Sauce — barbecue
• Tequilas Mexican Restaurant — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mount Vernon

• Brittlebank Park reviews ★
• Gun Club Park reviews ★
• Kimball Park reviews ★
• Riverbend Park reviews ★
• Sherburne Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mount Vernon

• Farmersville Elementary School
• Marrs Elementary School
• Mount Vernon High School
• Mount Vernon Jr High School
• West Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Mount Vernon

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