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Welcome to Vernon ...

Vernon is located in Winston County<1>.

Vernon is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Vernon: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Vernon ...

While we believe that this Vernon is located in Winston County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Vernon. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jasper and Madison County.

Beyond Mississippi, 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), Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, 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.

  • Philadelphia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Noxapater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fearns Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
  • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
  • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
  • Bogue Chitto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
  • Lynville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynville is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
  • Mashulaville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
  • Plattsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Winston, 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Vernon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. 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.