North Vernon & Vernon, Indiana

North Vernon is a city in Jennings County. The population was 6,608 as of the 2020 census.
North Vernon was originally called Tripton, sometimes referred to as “The Gem of the Midwest” and under the latter name was platted in 1854.
Annadale, North Vernon Downtown Historic District, State Street Historic District, and Walnut Street Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Vernon is a town within Vernon Township and the county seat of Jennings County. With a population of 318 in the 2010 census, it is the smallest town with that designation in the state of Indiana, lying just south of the much larger North Vernon. It is also the smallest county seat in Indiana. It is nearly surrounded by the Muscatatuck River. Vernon is the only Indiana town with an elected mayor and an elected town marshal.
The Vernon Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places and is the site of many firsts in the state.
The first area set aside for use as a public playground in Indiana, The Commons
The first elevated railroad overpass west of the Alleghenies
The first all women's jury in Indiana
It was also the home of Indiana's fourth state park, now called Muscatatuck County Park.