Vernon Utah Map

About Vernon, Utah

Vernon is a locality in Tooele County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 256. The population density is 12.3 people per km². Vernon is located at 40.0956°N, 112.4458°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Vernon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84080.

Vernon emerges from the high desert floor as a collection of homesteads and open sagebrush, caught in the stillness of a wide and arid basin. It lies 27.2 miles southwest of Eagle Mountain, UT (from Eagle Mountain, UT: bearing 236°T), and is situated 33.1 miles west-southwest of Saratoga Springs. The landscape is defined by the steady, unadorned presence of the earth, where the light at dusk bleeds a bruised violet across the horizon, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the distant silhouette of the Wasatch Range. Water is a rare and precious currency here, channeled primarily through the path of Vernon Creek, which cuts a modest, winding ribbon through the dry soil. Beyond the immediate pastures, the terrain transitions into the rugged, juniper-dotted wildlands of the Wasatch National Forest, offering a stark contrast to the flat, sun-bleached expanse that surrounds the dwellings.

History in Vernon is measured by the endurance of those who first broke the hard, alkaline ground to establish grazing lands and small-scale agriculture. The economy remains tethered to this legacy, characterized by the quiet industry of livestock management and the maintenance of the nearby Benmore Experimental Pastures, where researchers have long studied the resilience of arid-land grasses. Life follows the slow, seasonal pulse of the range, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban centers to the north. When the wind moves across the valley, it carries the sharp, clean scent of dry earth and bitterbrush, reminding anyone who stays that Vernon persists not by conquest, but by a patient, rhythmic agreement with the elements.

About This Vernon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vernon, Utah. Coordinates: 40.095588, -112.445776. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Vernon includes the ZIP code (84080), telephone area code (801, 385), county seat of Tooele County (Tooele), and school district assignment (Tooele School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.