Vernon, Alabama

Vernon, Alabama
Lamar County courthouse in Vernon
Lamar County courthouse in Vernon
Location of Vernon in Lamar County, Alabama.
Location of Vernon in Lamar County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°45′23″N 88°6′41″W / 33.75639°N 88.11139°W / 33.75639; -88.11139
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLamar
Area
 • Total5.89 sq mi (15.26 km2)
 • Land5.89 sq mi (15.26 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
295 ft (90 m)
Population
 • Total1,921
 • Density325.92/sq mi (125.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35592
Area code(s)205, 659
FIPS code01-78480
GNIS feature ID0153839

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

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Vernon city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
  4. ↑ Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2006.