Welcome to New Vernon ...

New Vernon is located in Orange County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Vernon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

New Vernon is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Vernon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for New Vernon ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to New Vernon, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named New Vernon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named New Vernon - they are located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Vernon.

Communities near New Vernon ...

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

• Palm Tree
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Middletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Monroe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
• Port Jervis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <4>
• Warwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
• Walden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
  • Walden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <4>
• Monticello
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Washingtonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
  • Washingtonville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washingtonville <4>
• Goshen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>

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 New Vernon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Vernon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Vernon. 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 New Vernon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Vernon ...

Looking for more information about New Vernon? 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 New Vernon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Vernon.

Adding New Vernon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 New Vernon was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Vernon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/