Welcome to Vernon ...

Vernon is located in Sussex County<1>.

The location of Vernon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vernon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1807.

Vernon is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Vernon: (973) and (862)<4>

Communities Also Named Vernon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Vernon: This one is located in Sussex County and the other is located in Camden County.

Beyond New Jersey, 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, Mississippi (3), Nevada, 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.

• Palm Tree
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County (NY)
• Kiryas Joel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Suffern
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffern
  • Suffern is located in Rockland County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffern <5>
• Monroe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Port Jervis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <5>
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Warwick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <5>
• Goshen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <5>
• Montebello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montebello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
  • Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 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 for Vernon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vernon post office opened in 1807.

We also found Vernon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vernon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/