Virgil City, Missouri

Virgil City, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Virgil City
Virgil City
Coordinates: 37°45′59″N 94°04′22″W / 37.76639°N 94.07278°W / 37.76639; -94.07278Coordinates: 37°45′59″N 94°04′22″W / 37.76639°N 94.07278°W / 37.76639; -94.07278
Country United States
State Missouri
Counties Cedar, Vernon
Elevation 968 ft (295 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 417
GNIS feature ID 748534[1]

Virgil City is an unincorporated community which straddles the border between Vernon and Cedar counties in Missouri, south-southwest of El Dorado Springs and northeast of Montevallo.[1]

History

Virgil City was platted in 1866, and named for Virgil W. Kimball, founder.[2] A post office called Virgil City was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1905.[3]

Notable residents

Virgil City has been the home of two members of the United States House of Representatives: Charles Germman Burton (a Republican) and Frank H. Lee (a Democrat). Virgil City was also the home of Orville D. Cochran, lawyer and a Democratic member of the Alaska Territorial Legislature.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Virgil City, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Cedar County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2016.


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