Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Virgil City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Virgil City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Virgil City is primarily located in Cedar County. A portion of Virgil City extends into Vernon County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cedar County: Barton, Dade, Hickory, Polk, Saint Clair & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Virgil City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Virgil City:
- Cedar County (The home county of Virgil City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virgil City, with the one closest to Virgil City listed first.
- Willowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- El Dorado Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jerico Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Lebeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Caplinger Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Stockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Umber View Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virgil City, with the one closest to Virgil City listed first.
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Irwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Layneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Bushnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Lamar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Kenoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Golden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Liberal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virgil City, with the one closest to Virgil City listed first.
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Prairie City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Rich Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virgil City, with the one closest to Virgil City listed first.
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Glen Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Lockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Bona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Corry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dadeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Hickory County
- Weaubleau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virgil City, with the one closest to Virgil City listed first.
- Dunnegan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Humansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fair Play
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virgil City, with the one closest to Virgil City listed first.
- Cobb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Roscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monegaw Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Johnson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Collins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Osceola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gerster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virgil City, with the one closest to Virgil City listed first.
- Montevallo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Bellamy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Milo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Harwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Schell City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moundville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Horton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Temple ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Bronaugh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Bourbon County (KS)
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Virgil City, see our County-by-County Page for Virgil City.
Cemeteries Near Virgil City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Virgil City.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Virgil City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Virgil City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Virgil City, with the one closest to Virgil City listed first.
- Virgil City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Oldham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clintonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Virgil City had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Virgil City, with the one closest to Virgil City listed first.
- Montevallo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Pashaw ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pashaw is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
- Filley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Filley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
- Greene Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
- El Dorado Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandstone is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Bellamy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Zodiac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zodiac is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Lebeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Milo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Harwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Virgil City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Virgil City.
Newspapers Published in Virgil City ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Virgil City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Virgil City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Virgil City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Virgil City:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cedar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Dade County
- Hickory County
- Polk County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Bourbon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Virgil City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Virgil City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |