Welcome to Virginia ...

Virginia is located in Bannock County<1>.

The location of Virginia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Virginia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Virginia is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Virginia is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Virginia lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Virginia: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Virginia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Virginia - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota (2), Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Virginia.

Communities near Virginia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Virginia.

• McCammon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
  • McCammon is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <5>
• Downey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <5>
• Lava Hot Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
  • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <5>
• Arimo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arimo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arimo
  • Arimo is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arimo <5>
• Oxford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
• Robin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
  • Robin is located in Bannock County
• Swanlake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanlake
  • Swanlake is located in Bannock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanlake <5>
• Arbon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbon
  • Arbon is located in Power County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbon <5>
• Pauline
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
  • Pauline is located in Power County
• Saint Johns
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Virginia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virginia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Virginia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Virginia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Virginia. See our Newspapers Page for Virginia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virginia ...

Looking for more information about Virginia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Virginia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Virginia.

Adding Virginia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Virginia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Virginia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Virginia post office opened in 1910.

We also found Virginia mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Virginia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Virginia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bannock County: www.co.bannock.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/