Official Name: | Vernal, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Vernal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Greene |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 85 |
Coordinates: | 31.0386°N -88.6108°W |
Area Code: | 601 & 769 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 692293 |
Vernal is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Mississippi, United States.
Vernal was one of the earliest settled areas of Greene County and was named for an early settler from Scotland. It was once home to Vernal Male and Female Academy, the Vernal School, and the Vernal Consolidated Rural School.[1]
A post office operated under the name Vernal from 1843 to 1956.[2]
The Vernal Presbyterian Church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]