Welcome to Virgil ...

The village of Virgil is located in Kane 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 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Virgil has a population of 327 people<3> (see below for details).

Virgil is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Virgil ...

Junior League:   www.jlkd.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Virgil had an population of 327 people. This is a decrease of 0.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Virgil had a population of 329 people. This makes Virgil the county's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 329 people, the population of Virgil increased 23.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 266 people).

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

Communities Also Named Virgil ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Virgil: This one is located in Kane County and the other is located in Fulton County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 11 communities that are also named Virgil - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, 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.

• Aurora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
• Elgin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
• De Kalb
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <5>
• Bartlett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <5>
• Streamwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streamwood
  • Streamwood is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streamwood <5>
• Hanover Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Park
  • Hanover Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover Park <5>
• Carpentersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <5>
• Saint Charles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Algonquin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
  • Algonquin is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonquin <5>
• Lake-in-the-Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
  • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <5>

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 1893.

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 Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov