THE VERNON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau setting.
Vernon township has 35.2 square miles of land in Scioto County. Its Census reference point is in Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Vernon and Scioto County
Vernon is associated with Scioto County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Vernon by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Vernon, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 1% recorded for Scioto County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Vernon township has 1.7 times the land area of nearby Porter township (20.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

