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Welcome to Vernledge ...

Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County<1>.


The location of Vernledge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Vernledge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Vernledge is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vernledge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Vernledge is located in the (334) area code.

Communities near Vernledge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vernledge.

  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Luverne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brantley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
    • Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <4>
  • Dozier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dozier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
    • Dozier is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dozier <4>
  • Goshen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Glenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Petrey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Vidette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
    • Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
  • Social Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
    • Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
  • Honoraville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
    • Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Vernledge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vernledge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vernledge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vernledge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernledge. See our Newspapers Page for Vernledge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vernledge ...

Looking for more information about Vernledge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Vernledge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vernledge.

Adding Vernledge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vernledge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vernledge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vernledge post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernledge.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vernledge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Crenshaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vernledge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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