About downtown Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Mount Vernon's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development GroupAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Main Street Iowa
What's coming to this page
When the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Mount Vernon worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Mount Vernon.
Inns, B&Bs and hotels within walking distance.
Festivals, galleries, markets and events downtown.
Restaurants, cafés and taprooms on the square.
Nearby Main Street towns
- Marion, IA12 mi
- Cedar Rapids, IA13 mi
- West Branch, IA18 mi
- Clarence, IA19 mi
- Monticello, IA25 mi
- Washington, IA45 mi
- Dubuque, IA55 mi
- Aledo, IL61 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Mount Vernon. See all 50 other Iowa downtowns on the state page.
Program details from the Main Street America network directory. Something out of date? Let us know through the form on this page.
For downtowns & shop owners
Run downtown Mount Vernon? Get featured.
If you lead Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group or own a shop here, tell us about your events, shops and holiday hours. Our editors feature downtowns and merchants in the Daily Downtown Digest.
Owners and downtown teams get the Digest every morning. Featured placement for shops is a simple monthly plan.