[2] It was named after Mount Vernon, the plantation home of President George Washington.

Frank Littleton Round Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

[[Vernon Township Fire Department (VTFD) was founded in May 2019 with the opening of the new Vernon Township Fire Station 431 located at 600 Vitality Drive in Fortville.

A new full-service fire station was built near the corner of 600 and 900 in McCordsville and opened in August 2023. ]]

Caudell-Simmons Historic Cemetery on CR 1050 N. in Fortville was built circa 1839 and is scheduled to be restored in the summer of 2022.

[5] Vernon Township residents have an excellent public school system (A rating) with Mt.