Welcome to Vernon ...

Vernon is located in Windham 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 1846.

Vernon is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Vernon: (802)

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, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, 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.

• Keene
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Greenfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Athol
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Brattleboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Montague
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
• Orange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Swanzey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <4>
• Deerfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Deerfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
• Winchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Chesterfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vernon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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 State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/