Vernon, Madison County, Mississippi
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Vernon is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in Madison County,
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, United States.


History

Vernon was incorporated in 1833 and disincorporated at an unknown time. A post office operated under the name Vernon from 1828 to 1887. In 1835, John Murrell's gang planned to attack Vernon on the night of July 4, but the attack was never carried out. Company I of the 18th Mississippi Infantry Regiment was organized at Vernon in 1861.


References

Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{MadisonCountyMS-geo-stub