Mount Vernon Georgia Map

About Mount Vernon, Georgia

Mount Vernon is a locality in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,990. The population density is 183.0 people per km². Mount Vernon is located at 32.1852°N, 82.5966°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Mount Vernon is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 30655, 30736, 30740.

Mount Vernon emerges from the red-clay piedmont as a quiet assembly of architecture and timbered land, defined by the persistent flow of Sugar Creek as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 14.4 miles east of Fort Oglethorpe, GA (from Fort Oglethorpe, GA: bearing 81°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-southeast of Collegedale. The landscape here is characterized by a gradual transition of soil and foliage, where stands of longleaf pine cast thin, shifting shadows across the ground as the afternoon light wanes. Two miles away, the surface of Adams Pond catches the sky, acting as a mirror for the humid, still air that settles over the region. While the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy suggestion on the horizon sixty miles to the north, the immediate terrain is shaped by the subtle shifts of Dry Valley, providing a topography that feels both ancient and settled.

Mount Vernon retains the character of a place where the economy has long been tethered to the slow, deliberate rhythms of agricultural cycles and the modest commerce of the surrounding plains. The local identity is tied to a heritage of land stewardship, seen in the care given to the fields and the preservation of communal spaces like Apison Park, which serves as a quiet refuge for those seeking the shade of native trees. Daily life in Mount Vernon moves with an unforced cadence, undisturbed by the frenetic pace of larger metropolitan hubs, favoring a focus on the regional harvest and the maintenance of a social fabric built on long-standing neighborly acquaintance. The architecture of the older streets reflects a history of pragmatic construction, where the brick and wood have weathered the seasons to become a permanent, steady feature of the landscape.

About This Mount Vernon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Vernon, Georgia. Coordinates: 32.185236, -82.596585. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Mount Vernon includes the ZIP code (30655, 30736, 30740), telephone area code (770, 678), county seat of Catoosa County (Ringgold), and school district assignment (Montgomery County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.