Vernon is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Mississippi, United States.[1]
Vernon, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
  Vernon  Vernon | |
| Coordinates: 32°35′23″N 90°19′47″W / 32.58972°N 90.32972°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Mississippi |
| County | Madison |
| Elevation | 60 m (190 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 679206 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vernon, Madison County, Mississippi | |
History
editVernon was incorporated in 1833 and disincorporated at an unknown time.[2] A post office operated under the name Vernon from 1828 to 1887.[3]
In 1835, John Murrell's gang planned to attack Vernon on the night of July 4, but the attack was never carried out.[4]
Company I of the 18th Mississippi Infantry Regiment was organized at Vernon in 1861.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Vernon, Mississippi." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vernon, Madison County, Mississippi Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 855.
- ^ "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Dupre, Daniel S. (1997). Transforming the Cotton Frontier: Madison County, Alabama, 1800-1840. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: LSU Press. p. 226. ISBN 0-8071-2193-2.
- ^ Busey, John W.; Busey, Travis W. (2017). Confederate Casualties at Gettysburg: A Comprehensive Record. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 730. ISBN 978-0-7864-6450-0.
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