Vernon County, Missouri

Vernon County
Vernon County Courthouse
Map of Missouri highlighting Vernon County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°51′N 94°20′W / 37.85°N 94.34°W / 37.85; -94.34
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedFebruary 27, 1855
Named forColonel Miles Vernon, state senator, and veteran of the Battle of New Orleans
SeatNevada
Largest cityNevada
Area
 • Total837 sq mi (2,170 km2)
 • Land826 sq mi (2,140 km2)
 • Water10 sq mi (30 km2)  1.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,707
 • Density24/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitewww.vernoncountymo.org

Vernon County is a county located in the western region of the U.S. state of Missouri, on the border with Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,707.[1] Its county seat is Nevada.[2] The county was organized on February 27, 1855, considerably later than counties in the eastern part of the state.[3] It was named for Colonel Miles Vernon (1786–1867), a state senator and veteran of the Battle of New Orleans.[4] This area was part of the large historic territory of the Osage Nation of Native Americans.

  1. ^ "Vernon County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ History of Vernon county, Missouri. St. Louis: Brown & Co. 1887. pp. 194–196.
  4. ^ "The Nevada Daily Mail". May 11, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved May 3, 2015.