 mount vernon is a 5th-class city at the intersection of u.s. routes 25 and 150 in rockcastle county, kentucky, in the united states. it is the seat of its county. the population was 2,477 at the time of the 2010 u.s. census. mount vernon is part of the richmond-berea micropolitan area. == history == the area was first settled in 1790 around a feature called spout springs. much of the area was originally swampland. the settlement was named for george washington's home, mount vernon. the wilderness road arrived in 1792, and the town was the principal settlement when [[rockcastle county, kentucky|rockcastl
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