La Vernia (pop 1,077) was first settled in the early 1850s when a railroad, the San Antonio and Gulf, arrived along with a post office opening under the name Post Oak. The town took its present name in 1859.
The community incorporated in 1980. A farming community today, La Vernia supports a multitude of business, four churches and a bank.
La Vernia Independent School District, drawing from unincorporated areas of Wilson County has 3,361 students.
