Virgil City, Missouri

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Virgil City, Missouri
Unincorporated community
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Virgil City
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Virgil City
Coordinates: 37°45′59″N94°04′22″W / 37.76639°N 94.07278°W / 37.76639; -94.07278
Country United States
State Missouri
Counties Cedar, Vernon
Elevation
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968 ft (295 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 417
GNIS feature ID748534 [1]

Virgil City is an unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri. [1] The community extends across the border into Vernon County. The community is south-southwest of El Dorado Springs and northeast of Montevallo.

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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. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Virgil City, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Cedar County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2016.


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