Welcome to Virgilia ...
Virgilia is located in Plumas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Virgilia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.
Virgilia is 2,780 feet [847 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Virgilia is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Virgilia lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Virgilia: 530 & 837<3>
Communities near Virgilia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Virgilia.
- Rich Bar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
- Caribou
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Caribou is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Paxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Spanish Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
- Meadow Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seneca ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Belden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Falls is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Keddie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keddie is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keddie
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 Virgilia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virgilia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Virgilia. 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 Virgilia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Virgilia. See our Newspapers Page for Virgilia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virgilia ...
Looking for more information about Virgilia? 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 Virgilia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Virgilia.
Adding Virgilia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Virgilia 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 (so far) for Virgilia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Virgilia post office opened in 1929. The Virgilia post office closed in 1965.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Virgilia.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Plumas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Virgilia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Virgilia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Virgilia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |