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Welcome to Virlilia ...

Virlilia is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Virlilia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Virlilia is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Virlilia: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Virlilia ...

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

  • Madison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Canton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flora is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
  • Bentonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mill Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mill Town is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Maris Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Maris Town is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
  • Cobbville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobbville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Davis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Davis is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Mannsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virlilia ...

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

Adding Virlilia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Virlilia 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 Virlilia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Virlilia post office opened in 1897. The Virlilia post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Virlilia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Virlilia - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Virlilia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Virlilia 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/