Vernon is an unincorporated community in Van Buren County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
[2] The community is in sections 1 and 2 of Henry Township, south of the Des Moines River.
[3] During the early years, a ferry provided connection between Vernon and Bentonsport over the Des Moines.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of Vernon opened in 1856.
[5] By the 1870s, a hotel and blacksmith shop were also located in Vernon.