Vernal in Uintah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The Bank of Vernal

Uintah County Landmark Register

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, September 4, 2011

1. The Bank of Vernal Marker

Inscription. The Bank of Vernal was built with bricks shipped from Salt Lake City to Vernal in 1916. Bank officials wanted hard-fired bricks for their enduring building. Because Vernal was in Salt Lake City's second postal zone, mailed bricks cost half the amount of freighted bricks. Due to the distance, weight and difficulty of the flood of bricks mailed, postal regulations were changed across the country, and the Bank of Vernal became known as the "Parcel Post Bank." The Bank of Vernal is also on the Utah Register of Historic Places.

Placed on Register March 23 1985

Erected by Uintah County Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 40° 27.333′ N, 109° 31.727′ W. Marker is in Vernal, Utah, in Uintah County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and S Vernal Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 W Main Street, Vernal UT 84078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Parcel Post Bank (here, next to this marker); Do Religion and Money Mix? (here, next to this marker); Cobble Rock Gas Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Where Can You Get an Iron Port, Phosphate, or Suicide? (within shouting distance of this marker); If You Were an Outlaw Where Would You Shop? (within shouting distance of this marker); How Far Would You Carry a Brick for Seven Cents? (within shouting distance of this marker); Cobble Rock Station / Vernal Auto Company / "A Splendid Specimen of Architecture" (within shouting distance of this marker); "Fort Scared-to-Death" / "Biggest Little City off the Railroad"/One of the Top 50 Small Cities in US (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, September 4, 2011

2. The Bank of Vernal & Marker

The marker is to the right of the doors above the metal DUP Parcel Post Bank marker.

of all markers in Vernal.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.