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Welcome to Vernon ...

Vernon is located in Woodson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vernon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Vernon is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vernon: 620

Communities Also Named Vernon ...

While we believe that this Vernon is located in Woodson County, we know of another 4 Kansas communities named Vernon. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allen, Cowley, Graham and Ness County.

Beyond Kansas, 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), Iowa (2), 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.

  • Iola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Burlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Humboldt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yates Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Roy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Colony
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Colony is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Gridley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gridley is located in Coffey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Buffalo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Westphalia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 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.

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Vernon post office opened in 1887. The Vernon post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Woodson, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/