Welcome to Vernon ...
So far, we found very little information about Vernon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Vernon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vernon, please Contact Us.
Vernon would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
The location of Vernon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Vernon was established in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Vernon is 4,640 feet [1,414 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Vernon is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Vernon was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Vernon once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Vernon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Vernon - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vernon.
Communities near Vernon ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Vernon.
- Placerites ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placerites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerites
- Placerites is located in Pershing County
- Lovelock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Lovelock is located in Pershing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelock <5>
- Colado ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Torreytown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torreytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
- Torreytown is located in Pershing County
- Granite Point ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
- Granite Point is located in Pershing County
- Zola ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Toulon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <5>
- Humboldt House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Vernon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vernon.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernon. See our Newspapers Page for Vernon.
Adding Vernon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vernon 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 Vernon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Vernon post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vernon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |