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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Vernon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Vernon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Vernon is located in Tooele County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tooele County: Elko (NV), White Pine (NV), Box Elder, Davis, Juab, Salt Lake, Utah & Weber.

Below are the counties that are near Vernon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vernon:

  • Tooele County     (The home county of Vernon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
    • Benmore ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benmore
      • Benmore is located in Tooele County
    • Faust ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faust have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust
      • Faust is located in Tooele County
    • Lofgreen ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lofgreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofgreen
      • Lofgreen is located in Tooele County
      • Lofgreen has also been known as:
      • Lofgreen Siding
    • Ajax ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
      • Ajax is located in Tooele County
      • Former name for Ajax:
      • Center
    • Scranton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scranton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Tooele County
    • Topliff ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topliff
      • Topliff is located in Tooele County
    • Clover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
      • Clover is located in Tooele County
      • Former names for Clover:
      • Johnson
      • Johnson's Settlement
      • Shambip
    • La Cigale ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Cigale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
      • La Cigale is located in Tooele County
      • La Cigale has also been known as:
      • Cigale
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
    • West Dip ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dip have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
      • West Dip is located in Tooele County
      • West Dip has also been known as:
      • West Mercur
    • Rush Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
      • Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <3>
    • Dugway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Juab County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
    • Boulter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boulter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter
      • Boulter is located in Juab County
    • Ironton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Juab County
    • Eureka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mammoth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
      • Mammoth is located in Juab County
      • Mammoth has also been known as:
      • Robinson
    • Knightville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
      • Knightville is located in Juab County
    • Silver City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Juab County
    • Diamond ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Diamond is located in Juab County
    • Tintic ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tintic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintic
      • Tintic is located in Juab County
      • Tintic has also been known as:
      • Ely Mills
      • McIntyre
    • Jericho ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Juab County
    • Jericho Junction ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Junction
      • Jericho Junction is located in Juab County
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Utah County
    • Homansville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homansville
      • Homansville is located in Utah County
    • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Floyd
      • Camp Floyd is located in Utah County
    • Fairfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Former name for Fairfield:
      • Dobietown
    • Dividend ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dividend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividend
      • Dividend is located in Utah County
    • Cedar Fort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
      • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Mosida ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosida
      • Mosida is located in Utah County
    • Elberta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <3>
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goshen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Utah County
      • Former names for Goshen:
      • Lower Goshen
      • Mechanicsville
      • Sandtown
      • Sodom
      • Goshen has also been known as:
      • Old Goshen
    • Goshen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vernon, see our County-by-County Page for Vernon.

Newspapers Published in Vernon ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vernon, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vernon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Vernon:

Cemeteries Near Vernon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vernon.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vernon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.

  • Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Faust Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Faust Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • The Faust Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Faust Ranch Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faust Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109326 <5>
  • Chief Green Jacket Gravesite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Clover Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mercur Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fitch Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fitch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77229 <5>
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Old Ophir Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ophir Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ophir Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Stockton.
    • The Ophir Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ophir New Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ophir Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109329 <5>
  • Silver City Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vernon had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Vernon had a population of 388 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.

  • Ajax ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
    • Ajax is located in Tooele County
    • Former name for Ajax:
    • Center
  • Ironton ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Ironton is located in Juab County
  • Mammoth Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Junction
    • Mammoth Junction is located in Juab County
  • Rush Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
    • Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <3>
  • Saint John
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint John is located in Tooele County
  • Mammoth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
    • Mammoth is located in Juab County
    • Mammoth has also been known as:
    • Robinson
  • Eureka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercur ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
    • Mercur is located in Tooele County
  • Silver City ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Juab County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Fairfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Former name for Fairfield:
      • Dobietown
    • Ophir
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Tooele County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
    • Cedar Fort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
      • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Stockton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Goshen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vernon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vernon.

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 Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vernon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vernon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0950, Longitude: -112.4335    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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.




 

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