BlockVernon, Delaware
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Harrington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19952. It stands on Bright Haines Glade Branch. The Survey maps it on the Burrsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1918 USGS Harrington quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Harrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Burrsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Seaford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Burrsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Vernon between 2005 and 2012, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 4 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Delaware Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vernon in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vernon | $100,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of straight-line wind damage up to one-half mile wide in spots from just west of Harrington in southwestern Kent County in Mispillion Hundred south to the town of Greenwood in northern Sussex County. Damage began on High Stump Road west of Harrington where a few tree tops were snapped and a few other trees were uprooted. An old barn was blown down, with its roofing material blown up to one-half mile away. Farther south, two trees were blown down along Burrsville Road. Wind damage continued into Sussex County. ||Corn was stripped to the stalk on many fields within the damage swath, resulting in a total loss in some cases. Wheat and barely fields also suffered substantial damage. Combined Kent and Sussex County crop losses could easily total several hundred thousand dollars. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 80 MPH. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vernon | - | Caller reports widespread damage including numerous large trees down. Time estimated via radar. This was part of a macroburst which extended for about 18 miles in a west to east path from near Denton, MD to east of Farmington, DE. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vernon | - | Report of a roof blown off of a house along Cattail Road. Time estimated from radar. This was part of a macroburst which extended for about 18 miles in a west to east path from near Denton, MD to east of Farmington, DE. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vernon | - | Social media report of large trees uprooted and multiple large branches down along Prospect Church Road. Time estimated from radar. This was part of a macroburst which extended for about 18 miles in a west to east path from near Denton, MD to east of Farmington, DE with peak winds up to 110 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Brownsville | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Layton Corners | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Andrewsville | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Fleming Corners | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| McKnatt Corners | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Big Pine | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Melvin Crossroads | 4.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 216238. 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.
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.