Mount Vernon
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
33.5787° N, 95.5597° W
Where to Find It
CR 12600, near southern intersection with FM 1497 (6.4 miles from center of Paris)
Nearby Markers
- 3.3 mi N Paris Lodge No. 27, A. F. & A. M. Paris
- 3.5 mi W Campbell Cemetery Paris
- 3.6 mi SE Antioch Cemetery and Old Antioch Church of Christ Biardstown
- 3.8 mi N J. W. Harrison & Son Paris
- 4.3 mi SE Biardstown School Paris
- 4.5 mi N Evergreen Cemetery Paris