Welcome to Verne ...

Verne is located in Whitley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Verne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1930.

Verne is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Verne (for example, toward Byrdstown (TN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Verne: 606

Communities Also Named Verne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Verne - they are located in Indiana, Michigan and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Verne ...

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

• Corbin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Corbin is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Corbin
  • From Verne to Corbin
• Williamsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Williamsburg
  • From Verne to Williamsburg
• Barbourville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Barbourville
  • From Verne to Barbourville
• Jellico
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
  • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jellico
  • From Verne to Jellico
• Elk Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
  • Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk Valley
  • From Verne to Elk Valley
• Emlyn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
  • Emlyn is located in Whitley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emlyn
  • From Verne to Emlyn
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasant View
  • From Verne to Pleasant View
• Saxton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
  • Saxton is located in Whitley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saxton
  • From Verne to Saxton
• Siler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
  • Siler is located in Whitley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Siler
  • From Verne to Siler
• Red Ash
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
  • Red Ash is located in Whitley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Ash
  • From Verne to Red Ash

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Verne ...

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

Adding Verne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Verne 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 Verne was on a map titled Map of Kentucky (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Verne in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Verne post office opened in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Verne.