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Virgil City, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°45′59″N 94°04′22″W / 37.76639°N 94.07278°W / 37.76639; -94.07278
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Virgil City, Missouri
Virgil City is located in Missouri
Virgil City
Virgil City
Virgil City is located in the United States
Virgil City
Virgil City
Coordinates: 37°45′59″N 94°04′22″W / 37.76639°N 94.07278°W / 37.76639; -94.07278
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesCedar, Vernon
Elevation
968 ft (295 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code417
GNIS feature ID748534[1]

Virgil City is an unincorporated community which straddles the border between Vernon and Cedar counties in Missouri, United States, 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 people

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. ^ a b "Virgil City, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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.