Vernon, Arizona
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Eagar-Springerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85940. It lies near Serviceberry Hill. The Survey maps it on the Vernon quadrangle. 126 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,913 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresVernon grew from 122 to 126 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 122 | |
| 2020 | 126 | +4 (+3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS St Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS St Johns quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Springerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Vernon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,275 acres in total. 30 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | ECKS |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northeast District | SIRUS |
| 2 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | LAKE HOLE |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | WOLF |
| 19 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 6 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | DIVISION |
| 4 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | BURROWS |
| 4 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Vernon: 5 past producers, 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Pumice. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aniceto Spring Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Dog Bone Hill Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Ortega Draw Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Serviceberry Hill Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Vernon Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vernon in 9 storm reports between 2003 and 2021: 5 heavy rain, 3 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Vernon | - | Substantial flooding was reported within Vernon. County Roads 3131, 3137, and 3187 were impassable. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Vernon | - | There were several reports of between 1.00 and 2.20 inches of rain that fell in just over an hour in the Vernon area. Hail (0.70 inch diameter) was also reported. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Vernon | - | A spotter reported 0.84 inches of rain in just 13 minutes. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Vernon | - | An estimated three inches of rain fell with 1 to 3 feet deep water in low spots. One vehicle reported stuck in the water. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Vernon | - | A trained spotter reported 2.34 inches of rain during the afternoon. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Vernon | - | Heavy rain produced flooding in the Vernon area. County Road 3144 had water flowing over the top. |
| August 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Vernon | - | A funnel cloud was seen off Highway 61 near Vernon. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Vernon | - | A flash flood covered Highway 60 near Vernon. |
| July 2003 | Heavy Rain | Vernon | - | One inch of rain fell in only 15 minutes in Vernon. Pea sized hail was also reported. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Burros | 9.2 miles | 21 | |
| McNary | 15.4 miles | 23 | |
| Concho | 15.7 miles | 17 | |
| Green Spot | 16.0 miles | 18 | |
| El Tule | 17.8 miles | 17 | |
| Richville | 18.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hawley Lake | 19.1 miles | 10 | |
| Salado | 19.3 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Vernon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5243655 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 35771. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








