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Geography. According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 378.34 square miles (979.9 km 2), of which 376.58 square miles (975.3 km 2) (or 99.53%) is land and 1.76 square miles (4.6 km 2) (or 0.47%) is water. [4] It is a rural county, with majority of the county consisting of personal farms and woodlands.
Vernon Historic District is a national historic district located in Vernon and Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana. It encompasses 42 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in Vernon. The district largely developed between about 1830 and 1900, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Federal style architecture.
06001290 [1] Added to NRHP. January 25, 2007. State Street Historic District is a national historic district located at North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana. It encompasses 75 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures in a predominantly residential of North Vernon. The district developed between about 1852 and 1950, and includes ...
Vernon Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,858 (up from 2,809 at 2010 [1]) and it contained 1,193 housing units. [2]
Location of Jennings County in Indiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jennings County, Indiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
Vernon was named after Mount Vernon. [6] The Vernon post office was established in 1817. [7]Vernon was the site of a near-battle on July 11, 1863, during Morgan's Raid. John Hunt Morgan demanded the surrender of the town, which was defended by 100 local militia in strong positions on hills and bluffs overlooking the Muscatatuck River and 178 Union troops under the command of Colonel Hugh Williams.
Muscatatuck County Park, formerly known as Vinegar Mills State Park and Muscatatuck State Park, is a recreational park located near the town of Vernon, Indiana, in Jennings County. Formally opened on May 17, 1921, on land given by Jennings County to the state of Indiana, Vinegar Mills State Park was established as an 86-acre (35 ha) park.
Grouseland Treaty Line (August 21, 1805) [2] 1966. State Road 7 southeast of Scipio. 39°3′48″N 85°41′54″W. / 39.06333°N 85.69833°W / 39.06333; -85.69833 ( Grouseland Treaty Line (August 21, 1805)) Early Settlement and Exploration, American Indian/Native American. Hannah Milhous Nixon [3] 1969.