Vernon, West Virginia

Vernon is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1]

History

A post office called Vernon was established in 1915, and remained in operation until 1940.^[2] The town name of Vernon was selected by a local child for unknown reasons.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vernon, West Virginia
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 648.

Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Sutton

Towns	Burnsville Flatwoods Gassaway Sutton

Unincorporated communities	Arnett Bison Bonnie Canfield Caress Centralia Chapel Clem Copen Corley Cutlips Dingy Duck Dutch Elmira Exchange Falls Mill Flower Frametown Gem Gip Glendon Heaters Herold Home Hyers Joppa Letch Little Birch Little Otter Napier Newville Orlando‡ Riffle Rollyson Rosedale Servia Strange Creek Tague Tesla Thrash Two Lick Run Vernon Waggy‡ Wilsie

Ghost towns	Bower Palmer Sleith

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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