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Welcome to Vernon ...

So far, we found very little information about Vernon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Vernon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vernon, please Contact Us.

Vernon would have been located within present day Troup County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vernon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Vernon is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Vernon was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Vernon is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Codes where Vernon was located: 706 & 762<4>

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), 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.

  • LaGrange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Valley is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <5>
  • Lanett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lanett is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,054 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanett <5>
  • Roanoke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roanoke is located in Randolph County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
  • Graysons Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
  • West Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hogansville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • LaFayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Louise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Louise is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
  • Sunny Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people

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.

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 (so far) 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 1832. The Vernon post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernon.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Troup, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vernon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Vernon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Vernon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/