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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Virgil had a population of 298 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Virgil, with the one closest to Virgil listed first.

  • South Cortland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Cortland is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cortland
  • Dryden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • East Virgil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • East Virgil is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Virgil
  • Blodgett Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • McLean
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harford Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
  • Messengerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
  • Cortland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hunts Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunts Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
  • Freeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Freetown Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
  • Groton City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
  • Homer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
  • Etna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Marathon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peruville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
  • Caroline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Richford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • East Freetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • East Freetown is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
  • Solon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Solon is located in Cortland County
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  • East River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • East River is located in Cortland County
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  • Groton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellis is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Slaterville Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Killawog
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Texas Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley
  • East Homer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
  • Summer Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summer Hill has also been known as:
    • Plato
  • West Dryden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • West Dryden is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dryden

Footnotes ...

<1>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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