Annotations
Formed in 1851 from a portion of Bates County.
VERNON, a new county in the W. part of Missouri, bordering on the Indian Territory. It is intersected by the Osage and South Grand rivers, and also drained by the Deepwater and Miami creeks. This county is not included in the census of 1850. The soil and productions are similar to those of Cass and Bates counties, out of which it was formed. County seat not yet located. (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)
Total Population 1860
4850
Free Black Population 1860
2
Enslaved Population 1860
136
Presidential Election Result 1852
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1856
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1860
Southern Democrat
Latitude
37.850196
Longitude
-94.341597
Type
County
County
Vernon
State
Missouri