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2020-10-14 13 18 30 View north-northwest from the southeast shore of Vernon Valley Lake in Vernon Township, Sussex County, New JerseyPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History · Vernon Valley

Half of Vernon Valley’s homes were built after 1978

Most of Vernon Valley was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1903 on, and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Vernon Valley’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Vernon Valley’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19034 editions of the USGS map, 1903 to 1994. Watch Vernon Valley change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Vernon Valley’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewVernon Valley and Part of Northport: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Vernon Valley on the map, 1903 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Vernon Valley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Vernon Valley on the 1903 USGS mapVernon Valley on the 1943 USGS mapVernon Valley on the 1954 USGS mapVernon Valley on the 1994 USGS map1903Greenwood Lake sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Vernon Valley.

The story so far

Vernon Valley, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Vernon Valley yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Vernon Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Vernon Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Vernon Valley had a population of 1,491.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,626 to 1,491 (-8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Vernon Valley, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s1 item
Vernon Valley and Part of Northport1915Vernon Valley and Part of Northport
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 recent
Flickr - Nicholas T - Far-Reaching2008Flickr - Nicholas T - Far-ReachingVernon valley cdp nj 0372005Vernon valley cdp nj 037
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Vernon Valley and Part of Northport
Retake this viewVernon Valley and Part of Northport, 1915

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Vernon Valley’s page.

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People over time

Vernon Valley, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,800198020002020Peak: 1,737

Between 1,169 and 1,737 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Vernon Valley’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Vernon Valley

Nobody well known was born in Vernon Valley itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Laurene Powell JobsAmerican political activist, business executive… · b. 1963
Hartley SawyerAmerican actor · b. 1985
Stefanie DolsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1992
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Billy HowerdelAmerican musician · b. 1970
Hugh Judson KilpatrickUnion United States Army general, politician · b. 1836
Willie "The Lion" SmithAmerican musician · b. 1893

Questions about Vernon Valley’s history

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.