Founded in 1870, the Mount Vernon Magisterial District originally encompassed the communities of Accotink, Cameron, Camp Humphreys (Fort Belvoir), Franconia, Groveton, Gum Springs, Gunston, Potter’s Hill, Snowden, Spring Bank, Springfield, Woodlawn, and a portion of what is today the City of Alexandria. The Mount Vernon School District has suffered catastrophic records loss. The minute books of the school trustees have all been lost or discarded. Surviving records include the 1875 School Census (available at the Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library, Harry Lattimore Collection), the 1890 School Census (available at the Fairfax County Circuit Court Historic Records Center), a Mount Vernon District School Trustee Account Ledger (1916-1922), and a teacher salary list for Mount Vernon District (1920-1922).