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.