Welcome to Virgil ...

Virgil is located in Choctaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Virgil, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Virgil is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Virgil: (580)

Communities Also Named Virgil ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Virgil - they are located in Georgia, Illinois (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, South Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Virgil ...

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

• Hugo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <3>
• Antlers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
  • Antlers is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antlers <3>
• Valliant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <3>
• Fort Towson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
  • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <3>
• Sawyer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <3>
• Rattan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
  • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <3>
• Soper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper
  • Soper is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soper <3>
• Swink
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <3>
• Apple
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
  • Apple is located in Choctaw County
• Spencerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
  • Spencerville is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerville <3>

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 Virgil. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virgil.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Virgil. 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 Virgil.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virgil ...

Looking for more information about Virgil? 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 Virgil, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Virgil.

Adding Virgil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Virgil 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 Virgil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Virgil post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Virgil.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/