Welcome to Vernon ...

Vernon is located in Windham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vernon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Vernon is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vernon: 802

The ZIP code for Vernon: 05354<3>

Communities Also Named Vernon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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 Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, 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.

• Keene
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Greenfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Athol
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Brattleboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Montague
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Montague is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
• Orange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Swanzey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <4>
• Deerfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Deerfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
• Winchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Chesterfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <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. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vernon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Vernon was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernon.