Welcome to Virginia Settlement ...

Virginia Settlement is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Virginia Settlement, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Virginia Settlement is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Virginia Settlement is within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Virginia Settlement ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Virginia Settlement: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Butler County.

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

Communities near Virginia Settlement ...

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

• Piedmont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
• Ellington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
  • Ellington is located in Reynolds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <4>
• Greenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Ellsinore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
  • Ellsinore is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <4>
• Annapolis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <4>
• Williamsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
• Mill Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
  • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Des Arc
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
  • Des Arc is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
• Patterson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
  • Patterson is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <4>
• Vulcan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
  • Vulcan is located in Iron County

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 Virginia Settlement. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virginia Settlement.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virginia Settlement ...

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

Adding Virginia Settlement to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Virginia Settlement in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Virginia Settlement was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Virginia Settlement post office opened in 1862.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Virginia Settlement.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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