Welcome to Virgil ...

The town of Virgil is located in Beadle County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Virgil, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Virgil has a population of 18 people<3> (see below for details).

Virgil is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Virgil is within the boundaries of the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Virgil had an population of 18 people. This is an increase of 12.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Virgil had a population of 16 people. This makes Virgil the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16 people, the population of Virgil decreased 36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 25 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Virgil.

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, Oklahoma, Ontario 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.

• Huron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Huron is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <5>
• Wessington Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington Springs
  • Wessington Springs is located in Jerauld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wessington Springs <5>
• Woonsocket
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Sanborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woonsocket <5>
• Wolsey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
  • Wolsey is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <5>
• Alpena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Alpena is located in Jerauld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <5>
• Wessington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wessington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington
  • Wessington is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wessington <5>
• Cavour
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
  • Cavour is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <5>
• Lane
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Lane is located in Jerauld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <5>
• Morningside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
  • Morningside is located in Beadle County
• Broadland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
  • Broadland is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Virgil, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Virgil post office opened in 1884.

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

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 Beadle County: www.beadlecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/