Welcome to Vernon ...

Vernon is located in Hickman County<1>.

The location of 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 Vernon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

Vernon is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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), Nevada, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 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 10 communities that are near Vernon.

• Dickson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
  • Dickson is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson <4>
• Greenfield Bend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Hickman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• McEwen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
  • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <4>
• Burns
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Burns is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>
• Graytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
  • Graytown is located in Hickman County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
• Water Valley ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
• Chartersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
  • Chartersville is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
• Bon Aqua Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Aqua Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
  • Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
• Lobelville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelville
  • Lobelville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobelville <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 Vernon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vernon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vernon ...

Looking for more information about 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 Vernon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Vernon post office opened in 1813.

We also found Vernon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hickman County: www.hickmanco.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/