Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule (September 5, 1858 – February 1, 1950), was a civil engineer and topographer in New Jersey and New York.

[1][2] Vermeule graduated from Rutgers College in 1878 and joined the United States Geological Survey.

[3] He died on February 1, 1950, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

[1][4] After graduating from Rutgers College in 1878, Vermeule joined the United States Geological Survey.

During his work with the USGS, he headed a project which completed the first topographical survey of New Jersey in 1888.