Welcome to New Vernon ...

New Vernon is located in Mercer County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of New Vernon, so consider the above location as an estimate.<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 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for New Vernon: (724) and (874)<4>

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 New York.

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.

• Meadville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <5>
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Greenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Sugarcreek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Mercer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <5>
• Cochranton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
  • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <5>
• Stoneboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneboro
  • Stoneboro is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneboro <5>
• Polk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Sandy Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lake
  • Sandy Lake is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Lake <5>
• Conneaut Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneaut Lake
  • Conneaut Lake is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneaut Lake <5>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the New Vernon post office opened in 1851.

We also found New Vernon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/