Vernon (village), New York

Vernon is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 5,408 at the 2010 census. The Town of Vernon is on the western border of the county. The town contains a village, also named Vernon.

Vernon Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church at the junction of NY 5 and Sconondoa Street in Vernon, Oneida County, New York. It was built in 1892 and is a rectangular structure consisting of a square sanctuary (54 feet by 54 feet) with projecting, gable roofed wall bays on three sides and an attached parish hall wing. It features a massive engaged entrance/bell tower which incorporates an open belfry with balustrade and a large bellcast roof with slate shingles.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Vernon Downs is a horse racing track, racino and entertainment facility located in the town of Vernon in central New York. The track was established in 1953 and in 1955 was the location that Adios Harry ran his "Miracle Mile". As tastes changed and competition increased, its attendance and revenues decreased. It has added simulcast harness racing, video gaming, and entertainment, in addition to building a 173-suite hotel.

Utica-Rome Speedway is a 1⁄2-mile dirt oval raceway in Vernon, New York. It is known as the “Home of Heroes” and has been the home track of several NASCAR national champions.

Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School, commonly referred to as VVS, is a public high school in Verona, New York. Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School offers a comprehensive curriculum for grades 9-12 and is part of the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School District which serves students from the towns of Verona and Vernon and the city of Sherrill.

Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School District is a school district in Verona, New York.Its service area totals to 130 square miles (340 km2).

Vernon Center Green Historic District is a national historic district located at Vernon in Oneida County, New York. The district is historically significant as a rare surviving example in central New York State of an eighteenth century New England type village green. The district includes three contributing buildings and two contributing structures. They are the village green, early 20th century gazebo, Parkside United Methodist Church and parsonage, and Vernon Center Presbyterian Church. The village green was laid out in 1798, and on May 10, 1822, the contributing landowners signed a deed relinquishing any claim to the land in the 6 acre green "for the purpose of a public square in the now town of Vernon, County of Oneida, State of New York to be & remain solely for public use forever". The gazebo, erected in 1901, is considered "a distinctive example of late Victorian era park architecture."It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Vernon Center is a hamlet in Oneida County, New York, United States. The community is located at the intersection of state routes 26 and 31, 2.7 miles (4.3 km) southeast of the village of Vernon. Vernon Center has a post office with ZIP code 13477, which opened on January 16, 1823.The Vernon Center Green Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, as "a rare surviving example in central New York State of an eighteenth century New England type village green." The protected district includes the Victorian Gazebo erected in 1901, the Green itself, the Parkside United Methodist Church and parsonage, and the former Vernon Center Presbyterian Church, recently restored and reopened as a community venue called This Old Church.The first religious sermon in Vernon Center was given outdoors in the fall of 1799 by Rev. Samuel Kirkland, missionary to the Oneidas, and founder of what became Hamilton College.

Sherrill is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. With a population of 3,077 (2020 census), it is the state's least populous city. Sherrill is at the western end of the Town of Vernon on Route 5. Sherrill is referred to as The Silver City.

Turning Stone Resort Casino is a Native American resort casino owned and operated by the Oneida Indian Nation of New York (OIN) in Verona, New York. The facility opened on July 20, 1993, and offers golf amenities (on- and off-site golf courses, one of PGA Tour quality, and an indoor golf dome), an RV park, trails for walking, an amusement arcade, many restaurants, spas, Bingo, Keno, table games, and many types of reel and video slot machines. Until the Seneca Niagara Casino opened in 2002, it was the only land-based casino in New York. Adjacent to exit 33 of the New York State Thruway, the resort is a popular tourist destination in central New York State and has received numerous awards in the industry.

Verona is a census-designated place in the town of Verona in Oneida County, New York, United States.Verona is part of the Utica–Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Kenwood, New York is a hamlet in Madison County, New York, near Oneida, New York, and Sherrill, New York. Oneida Creek is the boundary separating Madison and Oneida Counties. Kenwood, west of Oneida Creek, includes, the Oneida Community Mansion House, a National Historic Landmark.