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Welcome to Vernal ...

Vernal is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vernal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

Vernal is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Vernal: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Vernal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Vernal: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in Lee County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 5 communities that are also named Vernal - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, New York and Utah.

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

Communities near Vernal ...

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

  • Lucedale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Leakesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • McLain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • McLain is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Bexley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bexley is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Hillman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hillman is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Brown Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brown Town is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Agricola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Clark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clark is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Avera
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Avera is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
  • Wilmer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vernal ...

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

Adding Vernal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vernal 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 Vernal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vernal post office opened in 1843. The Vernal post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vernal - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Vernal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Vernal 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.
<5>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/