Welcome to Verna ...

Verna is primarily located in Manatee County<1>. A portion of Verna extends into Sarasota County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Verna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Verna is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Verna: (941)

Websites for Verna ...

Junior League:   jlmc.info/

Communities Also Named Verna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Verna - it's located in Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Verna.

Communities near Verna ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Verna.

• Sarasota
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota
  • Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarasota <3>
• Waterbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
  • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
• Myakka City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myakka City
  • Myakka City is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myakka City <3>
• Lakewood Ranch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Ranch
  • Lakewood Ranch is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood Ranch <3>
• Fruitville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
  • Fruitville is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitville <3>
• Lake Sarasota
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sarasota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarasota
  • Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
• The Meadows
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
  • The Meadows is located in Sarasota County
• Sandy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy is located in Manatee County
• Desoto Lakes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desoto Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
  • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
• Bee Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
  • Bee Ridge is located in Sarasota County

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 Verna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Verna.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Verna ...

Looking for more information about Verna? 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 Verna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Verna.

Adding Verna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Verna 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 Verna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Verna post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Verna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Manatee County: www.co.manatee.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/