The County of Vermilion River is a rural municipality in east-central Alberta.  The eastern border of the County coincides with the Alberta - Saskatchewan border. 

The main highways within the County are The Yellowhead / TransCanada Highway (16), The Buffalo Trail (41), and Highways 17 & 45.

There are six hamlets, four villages and one town within the boundaries of the County.  These are:

• The Hamlet of Blackfoot
• The Hamlet of Clandonald
• The Village of Dewberry
• The Village of Kitscoty
• The Village of Marwayne
• The Hamlet of McLaughlin
• The Village of Paradise Valley
• The Hamlet of Rivercourse
• The Hamlet of Streamstown
• The Hamlet of Tulliby Lake
• The Town of Vermilion

The City of Lloydminster is on the eastern edge of the County.