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Transportation

It's easy to get where you need to go from Jennings County. The county is situated within eight hours of 60 percent of the nation's population with easy access to highways, airports and railroads.

Highways: Highways stretch from north to south: I-65 is three miles from the county line; three interstate within 60 miles; US 50, State Road 3 and State Road 7 crisscross the county.

Air: Corporate travel is easily accommodated at the North Vernon Municipal Airport.

Three major commercial airports are within 80 miles: Indianapolis International Airport; Standiford Field in Louisville, KY; and Greater Cincinnati International Airport.

Rail: CSX rail line from Cincinnati to St. Louis runs right through Jennings County. North-south lines can be easily accessed as close as Seymour, Indiana just 15 miles away. The Madison Railroad provides short line service from North Vernon Industrial park to the CSX crossing and Madison, Indiana on the Ohio River.

Telecommunications:

Verizon and SEI Communications provide telephone service to the majority of the county. We have high-speed internet and broad band access provided by Comcast with fiber optic cable. Citizens Communication Corp. offers wireless high speed internet and broadband communication. Jennings County has access to dial up, DSL, T1, Fiber Optic Cable and Wireless communication.

Utilities

Water: Jennings County is fortunate to be served by several water companies, both rural companies and the North Vernon and Vernon municipal systems. Jennings Water, Inc. serving the northern half of the county is the largest rural provider. Other rural companies include Stucker Fork Water, East Bartholomew Water, Burnt Pines Water, Country Squire Lakes Water and Dupont Water.

Wastewater: There are three wastewater treatment plants in Jennings County. The largest treatment facility is the North Vernon Municipal Wastewater system. The Jennings Northwest Utilities serves the Country Squires Lakes, Scipio and neighboring areas in Northwest Jennings County. The Campbell Township Rural Sewer District was formed to serve and expand the the system serving Muscatatuck State Development Center in the eastern part of the county and into Butlerville.

Natural Gas: Natural gas is provided in North Vernon and surrounding areas by the Midwest Natural Gas Corporation, as privately held company with a high pressure 6 inch line. A Texas eastern distribution line crosses the county about 5 miles north of North Vernon.

Electricity: Jennings County is served by two electric utilities; Cinergy/PSI an investor owned energy company which is the largest utility in the State. They provide service to the county with a 138Kv line. The second utility is Hoosier Energy REC, which sells wholesale to the electric cooperatives. They serve the county with a161Kv line approximately five miles north of North Vernon.