'Vernonia' definitions:
Definition of 'vernonia'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue [syn: ironweed, vernonia]
Vernonia, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Vernonia, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000) :
2228
Housing Units (2000) :
880
Land area (2000) :
1.542725 sq. miles (3.995638 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.039516 sq. miles (0.102346 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.582241 sq. miles (4.097984 sq. km)
FIPS code :
77250
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
45.859846 N, 123.189125 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
97064
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.