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Welcome to Vernon ...

Vernon is located in Ada County<1>.

Vernon is 2,730 feet [832 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Vernon is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Vernon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Vernon: 208 & 986<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, Arizona, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, 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.

  • Meridian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eagle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kuna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Star
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Boise Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
  • Collister
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Collister is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
  • Mayfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayfield is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Kings Corner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
  • Nampa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Nampa is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <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.

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 book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Ada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vernon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Vernon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. 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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.