Welcome to Vernon Mills ...

Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County<1>.

The location of Vernon Mills 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 Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Vernon Mills: Vernon Mls. (or less commonly used: Vernon Mlls.)

Vernon Mills is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vernon Mills is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

Communities near Vernon Mills ...

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

• Petersburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Front Royal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <4>
• Warrenton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Haymarket
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <4>
• Middleburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• The Plains
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plains
  • The Plains is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Plains <4>
• Washington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Rappahannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Marshall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Delaplane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplane
  • Delaplane is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaplane <4>
• Markham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
  • Markham is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markham <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vernon Mills ...

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

Adding Vernon Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vernon Mills post office opened in 1873.

We also found Vernon Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernon Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/