Welcome to Virgil ...

Virgil is located in Cortland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Virgil, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Virgil is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Virgil is located in the (607) area code.

Communities Also Named Virgil ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Virgil - they are located in Georgia, Illinois (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Virgil ...

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

• Ithaca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Cortland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Lansing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Homer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Groton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Dryden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
• Moravia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <4>
• McGraw
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • McGraw is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <4>
• Newark Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virgil ...

Looking for more information about Virgil? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Virgil, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Virgil.

Adding Virgil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Virgil 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 Virgil was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Virgil on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Virgil.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/