Vernon, Arizona

Vernon, Arizona
Census-designated place
Vernon
Coordinates: 34°15′27″N 109°41′34″W / 34.25750°N 109.69278°W / 34.25750; -109.69278Coordinates: 34°15′27″N 109°41′34″W / 34.25750°N 109.69278°W / 34.25750; -109.69278
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Apache
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	6,913 ft (2,107 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	122
• Density	216/sq mi (83.3/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
ZIP code	85940
Area code(s)	928
GNIS feature ID	35771^[1]

Vernon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 122.^[2] Vernon is 19 miles (31 km) east of Show Low. Vernon has a post office with ZIP code 85940.^[3]

Vernon was settled by B.H. Wilhelm Jr, who named it in 1894 for W.T. Vernon. It was important at first as a sawmill town, but as activity diminished, people moved away. It had been a Mormon ward, but they disbanded it in 1954, when the sawmill business finally moved to the vicinity of Lakeside.

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Vernon CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of Apache County, Arizona, United States

County seat: St. Johns

City	St. Johns

Towns	Eagar Springerville

CDPs	Alpine Burnside Chinle Concho Cornfields Cottonwood Del Muerto Dennehotso Fort Defiance Ganado Greer Houck Klagetoh Lukachukai Lupton Many Farms McNary‡ Nazlini Nutrioso Oak Springs Red Mesa Red Rock Rock Point Rough Rock Round Rock St. Michaels Sanders Sawmill Sehili Steamboat Teec Nos Pos Toyei Tsaile Vernon Wide Ruins Window Rock

Populated places	Allentown Blue Gap Chambers Chetco Correjo Crossing Cove Coyote Springs Crosby Crossing El Tule Emmanuel Mission Feaster Flat Rock Green Spot Greer Place Heap Place Horse Mesa Hunt Hunters Point Junction Overlook Kinlichee Kinney Junction Los Burros Lower Wheatfields Maverick Mexican Water Milkwater Navajo Springs Steamboat Canyon White Clay

Indian reservations	Fort Apache‡ Zuni

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

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