Welcome to Virginia ...

Virginia is located in Bates 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 1871.

Virginia is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Virginia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota (2), 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.

• Butler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Adrian
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
• Rich Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
  • Rich Hill is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <4>
• Archie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
  • Archie is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archie <4>
• Pleasanton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
• La Cygne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cygne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cygne
  • La Cygne is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Cygne <4>
• Drexel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
  • Drexel is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <4>
• Linn Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
  • Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
• Mound City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mound City is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <4>
• Hume
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
  • Hume is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people

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.<5>

From that list, the Virginia post office opened in 1871.

We also found Virginia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/