Welcome to Vernon ...

Vernon is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vernon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Vernon is 6,910 feet [2,106 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Vernon is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Vernon lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Vernon and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Vernon is located in the (928) area code.

The ZIP code for Vernon: 85940<3>

Communities Also Named Vernon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Vernon - they are located in Alabama, 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, 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.

• Show Low
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Show Low
  • Show Low is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Show Low <4>
• Pinetop - Lakeside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop - Lakeside
  • Pinetop - Lakeside is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetop - Lakeside <4>
• McNary
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
  • McNary is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNary <4>
• Concho
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
  • Concho is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concho <4>
• Pinetop
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinetop have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop
  • Pinetop is located in Navajo County
• Lakeside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Navajo County
• White Mountain Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lake
  • White Mountain Lake is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Mountain Lake <4>
• White Mountain Lakes Estates
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mountain Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lakes Estates
  • White Mountain Lakes Estates is located in Navajo County
• Northwoods
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
  • Northwoods is located in Apache County
• Greer
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Greer is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vernon post office opened in 1910.

We also found Vernon on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

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 Apache County: www.co.apache.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/