New
Vernon Village is the only one in [New Vernon] township. It
was at one time called Middleton, but afterward New Vernon. It is
quite an old town, and looks much older than it really is. The houses,
which are in nearly every instance unpainted frames, appear to have been
erected years ago. The village sustains two stores, kept by David
McElwain and J. N. McCutcheon, and a
blacksmith shop, operated by T. J. Osborn.
There is a lodge of the K. and L. of H., in a flourishing condition.
History of Mercer County, 1888, page 560
The
[Fairfield Presbyterian] church became a central point in that vicinity
and was called Middleton and later took the name New Vernon. Here was
established a postoffice with the title of Sandy Creek in July, 1837,
being changed to New Vernon in 1851, a name it retained until the office
was discontinued several years since. John M.
Montgomery was the first postmaster.
A grist mill
built by Lincoln Axtell, son of Daniel,
was the first industrial enterprise of the township. The milling
business has declined in recent years, but New Vernon is still a fine
agricultural community.
Twentieth
Century History of Mercer County,
1909, pages 163-164
Landowners
in and near New Vernon village, from the 1873 Combined Atlas
of Mercer County: H. Robison, P. Burnett,
T. Carnahan, J. K. Ross, S. Condit, L. Franklin, W. L. Gould, E. Smith, T.
Galey, McCormick's heirs, S. Hill, J.
Gallagher, W. Gahlen, L. J. Gill, Mrs. M. Montgomery, A. Montgomery, J.
McCutcheon, I. Scofield, Jeff Strite, and C.
Stewart.
Map
and driving directions to New Vernon
If
you're looking for your ancestors in New Vernon, try the 
Fairfield
Presbyterian Church Cemetery
