Welcome to Verne ...

Verne is located in Uinta County<1>.

Verne is 6,370 feet [1,942 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Verne is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Verne lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Verne: 307

Communities Also Named Verne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Verne - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Verne.

Communities near Verne ...

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

• Lyman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Uinta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <3>
• Granger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Granger is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <3>
• Opal
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Opal is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <3>
• Little America
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
  • Little America is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little America <3>
• Westvaco ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westvaco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westvaco
  • Westvaco is located in Sweetwater County
• Carter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Carter is located in Uinta County
• Bryan ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Bryan is located in Sweetwater County
• Fort Bridger
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bridger
  • Fort Bridger is located in Uinta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bridger <3>
• Mountain View
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Uinta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <3>
• Oakley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Oakley is located in Lincoln 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 Verne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Verne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Verne ...

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

Adding Verne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Verne 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 Verne was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Verne mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Verne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Uinta County: www.uintacounty.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/