Welcome to Vernon Hill ...
Vernon Hill is located in Halifax County<1>.
The location of Vernon Hill 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 Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Vernon Hill is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Vernon Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Vernon Hill is within the (434) area code.
Websites for Vernon Hill ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.halifaxchamber.net/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Vernon Hill, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Vernon Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Vernon Hill - it's located in Massachusetts.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vernon Hill.
Communities near Vernon Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vernon Hill.
- South Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Halifax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halifax is located in Halifax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>
- Gretna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
- Scottsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
- Jones
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Sign Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Lucks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vernon Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vernon Hill. 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 Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernon Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Vernon Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vernon Hill ...
Looking for more information about Vernon Hill? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Vernon Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vernon Hill.
Adding Vernon Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vernon Hill 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 Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Vernon Hill post office opened in 1856.
We also found Vernon Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernon Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vernon Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vernon Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |