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Vernon Parish Location
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Vernon Parish

While Vernon Parish offers all of the business amenities and services which appeal to commercial establishments, it also affords its residents a high quality of life with good schools, low crime rates and abundant recreational opportunities.
Voting Districts
Congress-
ional		Supreme
Court		Court of Appeals
Circuit ~District		Public
Service		BESESenateHouseJudicial
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Communities of Vernon Parish


There are 6 incorporated communities in Vernon Parish.


Anacoco


Hornbeck


Leesville


New Llano


Rosepine


Simpson

Unincorporated areas of interest in the parish include Alco, Almadane, Burr Factory, Caney, Comrade, Coopers, Cora, Cravens, Dido, Fal, Fort Polk, Fullerton, Hicks, Hood, Hutton, Knight, Kurthwood, Lacamp, Leander, Mayo, Pickering, Pinewood, Pitkin, Slagle, Surgrue and Temple.

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Forests, Parks and Preserves

Anaconda-Prairie Game and Fish Preserve

 Boise-Vernon Wildlife Management Area

 Fort Polk Military Reservation

 Kisatchie National Forest

 Pearson Ridge Wildlife Management Area







Waterways

Sabine River




State Historical Markers

Civilian Conservation Corps
Sgt. Abe Allen (1896-1941)
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History

1805
 When the Territory of Orleans is divided into counties the present-day Vernon Parish is part of theNeutral Ground
1835
 Methodist services in Vernon Parish began in 1826. The Grove Methodist Church was organized in 1835 by Reverend James Ford, one of the circuit riders who served it.

Schools and Libraries

Schools
  
Vocational
  
Higher
Education
 
Libraries
Vernon Parish Library
Director - Howard L Coy, Jr.
1401 Nolan Trace
Leesville, LA 71446


337-239-2027      FAX 337-238-0666
Email - vernonpl@alpha.nsula.edu    


2 Branches - Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Pitkin, 1 Bookmobile
Fort Polk Military Museum Library
Curator David S. Bingham
P. O. Box 3916
Fort Polk, LA 71459-0916


337-531-7905      FAX 337-531-4202
Email -    



Allen Memorial Library

Director -Stephanie R. Jones
Bldg. 400 6880 Radio Rd.
Fort Polk, LA 75232

337-531-1987 or 337-531-2665      FAX 337-531-6687
Email - joness@polk-emhs.army.mil    

American Library Directory 1999-2000, R. R. Bowker
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