Mount Vernon, IL

Mount Vernon is in central Illinois, 40 miles south of Effingham, IL

Teams that have played here

• Mount Vernon Merchants, Southern Illinois League (1910)
• Mount Vernon Braves, Illinois State League (1947-1948)
• Mount Vernon Kings, Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (1949-1954)

Persons who were born here

• Dwight Bernard, pitcher
• Ray Blades, outfielder; manager
• Troy Hughes, minor league outfielder
• Jeremy Johnson, minor league outfielder

Persons who died here

• Jim McLaughlin, infielder
• Offa Neal, infielder
• Jack Warner, infielder

Educational institutions located here

• Mount Vernon Township High School