Municipal · Indiana

Town of Vernon

Vernon is a town within Vernon Township and the county seat of Jennings County, Indiana, United States. With a population of just 236 in the 2020 census, it is the smallest county seat by population in the state of Indiana, lying just south of the much larger North Vernon. It sits on a peninsula as it is nearly surrounded by the Muscatatuck River. Vernon is the only Indiana town with an elected mayor and an elected town marshal. As of 2025, Bradley Bender is the mayor and Britt Burgmeier is the marshal.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 163570
FIPS state: 18
FIPS county: 079
FIPS place: 78902
Census record name: TOWN OF VERNON
Mailing address: PO BOX 233, VERNON 47282