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Welcome to Virgil ...

So far, we found very little information about Virgil. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Virgil to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Virgil, please Contact Us.


Virgil would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.


The location of Virgil has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Virgil, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Virgil is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Virgil was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Virgil would have been located in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

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, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario and South Dakota.

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.

  • Spencer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Clendenin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rushville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Roane County
  • Roxalana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
    • Roxalana is located in Roane County
  • Pigeon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Pigeon is located in Roane County
  • Cicerone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
    • Cicerone is located in Roane County
  • Reamer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
    • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
  • Zona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
    • Zona is located in Roane County
  • Falling Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
    • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha 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 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.

Adding Virgil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Virgil 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 Virgil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Virgil post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Virgil.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Virgil - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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