Welcome to Vernon ...

Vernon is located in Johnson County<1>.

The location of Vernon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Vernon is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vernon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Vernon: (319)

Communities Also Named Vernon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Vernon: This one is located in Johnson County and the other is located in Van Buren County.

Beyond Iowa, 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), 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.

• Iowa City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
  • Iowa City is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa City <4>
• North Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
  • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <4>
• Tiffin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• West Liberty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Fairfax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Solon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Solon is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <4>
• Kalona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
  • Kalona is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <4>
• West Branch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • West Branch is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <4>
• Ely
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Ely is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Vernon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page 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 Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/