Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Vernon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Vernon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Vernon ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Vernon was referred to as Vernon Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Vernon. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vernon.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
Neighboring Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Vernon is located in Jackson Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Lincoln, Ouachita & Winn.
Below are the parishes that are near Vernon. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vernon:
- Jackson Parish (The home parish of Vernon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Ansley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Eros
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Cartwright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- East Hodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- North Hodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Hodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Liberty Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bienville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bryceland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Lucky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Burkplace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Saline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Gibsland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Caldwell Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Vixen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Claiborne Parish
- Sugar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Choudrant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ruston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Grambling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Cedarton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Simsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Dubach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Hico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frost Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Forksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Eureka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Lapine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Claiborne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bosco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Cuba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Pino Bayou Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Richwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Downsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhite
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Farmerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Gansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Dodson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sikes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pine Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Flat Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vernon, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Vernon.
Cemeteries Near Vernon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vernon.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Vernon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vernon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Betha Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jimmie Davis Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Longstraw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vernon had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Nash ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Ruston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Choudrant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Cadeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Douglas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Sibley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vernon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vernon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Vernon ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Vernon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Vernon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Vernon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Vernon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Vernon:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Jackson Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Caldwell Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- Winn Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vernon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |