Profile for Vernon, Alabama, AL

Former and merged names include:
· Swayne Courthouse

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 3. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.5 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Vernon City Celebration - April 27-28, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Vernon City Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Vernon

Cemeteries (41)

Libraries (1)

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• Lamar County data
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Sections below provide additional information and links about Vernon demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Lamar County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 35592 ZIP code.

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5% of Vernon residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Vernon ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Vernon
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• Lamar County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - AL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Lamar County, AL

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• Cemetery record compendium
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Courts in Alabama
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• Crime in Lamar County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Alabama
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Vernon was $14,784, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Alabama economic data

12% of Vernon residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Nature Conservancy projects in Alabama
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Lamar County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Alabama

Vernon festival dates:

• Vernon City Celebration - April 27-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Lamar County genealogy forum

Median rent in Vernon, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $220.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $604.

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Libraries in Vernon include Mary Wallace Cobb Memorial Library ... View libraries

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Lamar County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Vernon political report.

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The average commute time for Vernon workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Vernon travel guide
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• Alabama tourism bureau

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