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Vernon, Madison County, Mississippi

Vernon, Mississippi
Vernon is located in Mississippi
Vernon
Vernon
Vernon is located in the United States
Vernon
Vernon
Coordinates: 32°35′23″N 90°19′47″W / 32.58972°N 90.32972°W / 32.58972; -90.32972
Country United States
State Mississippi
CountyMadison
Elevation
60 m (190 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID679206
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vernon, Madison County, Mississippi

Vernon is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

History

Vernon 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

  1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Vernon, Mississippi." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vernon, Madison County, Mississippi Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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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