Welcome to Virgie ...

Virgie is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Virgie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Virgie is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Virgie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Virgie: 606

The ZIP code for Virgie: 41572<3>

Communities Also Named Virgie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Virgie - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Virgie ...

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

• Pikeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
• Jenkins
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
• Coal Run Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Clintwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <4>
• Pound
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <4>
• Elkhorn City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <4>
• Fleming - Neon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
  • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
• Pippa Passes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
  • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• Martin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Wheelwright
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 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 Virgie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virgie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virgie ...

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

Adding Virgie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Virgie 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 Virgie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Virgie post office opened in 1890.

We also found Virgie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Virgie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/