Vernon, Alabama
Vernon, Alabama | |
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Lamar County courthouse in Vernon | |
Location of Vernon in Lamar County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′23″N 88°6′41″W / 33.75639°N 88.11139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lamar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.89 sq mi (15.26 km2) |
| • Land | 5.89 sq mi (15.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,921 |
| • Density | 325.92/sq mi (125.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35592 |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| FIPS code | 01-78480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0153839 |
Vernon is a city in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 1,921.[2] The city is the county seat of Lamar County.
Notable residents
- Dan Penn, songwriter, born in Vernon.
- Mitch Lucas, Christian evangelist/missionary, raised in Vernon.
- Troy Hankins, successful Alaskan businessman and entrepreneur born and raised in Vernon.
- Terry Moore, born in Vernon, major league baseball player[3]
- Guy Morton, born in Vernon, major league baseball player[4]
- Reuben Houston "Rube" Burrow—The most wanted outlaw of the late 1880s, he committed a series of train robberies along with his younger brother James Buchanan "Jim" Burrow.
References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vernon city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ↑ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
- ↑ Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2006.