Vernon County
Also known as Vernon County, Missouri, Vernon County, MO
county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- February 27, 1855
- Named after
- Colonel Miles Vernon, state senator , and veteran of the Battle of New Orleans
- Seat
- Nevada
- Largest city
- Nevada
- Total
- 837 sq mi (2,170 km )
- Land
- 826 sq mi (2,140 km )
- Water
- 10 sq mi (26 km ) 1.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 19,946
- Density
- 23.9/sq mi (9.21/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
Article
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. Its county seat is Nevada. The county was organized on February 27, 1855, considerably later than counties in the eastern part of the state. It was named for Colonel Miles Vernon (1786–1867), a state senator and veteran of the Battle of New Orleans. This area was part of the large historic territory of the Osage Nation of Native Americans.
History