Mount Vernon, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Vernon
City:Sydney
State:NSW
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Lga:City of Penrith
Coordinates:-33.8569°N 150.81°W
Postcode:2178
Pop:1,036
Elevation:104
Stategov:Badgerys Creek
Fedgov:McMahon
Near-Nw:Kemps Creek
Near-N:Kemps Creek
Near-Ne:Horsley Park
Near-W:Kemps Creek
Near-E:Horsley Park
Near-Sw:Kemps Creek
Near-S:Cecil Park
Near-Se:Cecil Park
Dist1:42
Dir1:west
Location1:Sydney CBD

Mount Vernon is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mount Vernon is 42 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Mount Vernon is a sparsely populated rural suburb providing a close community atmosphere for its residents. It is a hilly suburb with views all the way to the Blue Mountains. Kemps Creek forms its northern and western boundary with Mamre Road providing a boundary on its west along with Kemps Creek.

History

Mount Vernon takes its name from the land granted in 1820 to Anthony Fenn Kemp (1773–1868). It was presumably named after Mount Vernon, George Washington's home in Virginia in the United States of America. Some roads around Mount Vernon were named after U.S. Presidents:

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