Virgie, Indiana

Virgie
Unincorporated community
Virgie
Coordinates: 41°06′55″N 87°10′48″W / 41.11528°N 87.18000°W / 41.11528; -87.18000Coordinates: 41°06′55″N 87°10′48″W / 41.11528°N 87.18000°W / 41.11528; -87.18000
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jasper
Township	Union
Elevation^[1]	689 ft (210 m)
ZIP code	47943
FIPS code	18-79221^[2]
GNIS feature ID	445311

Virgie is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana.

History

Virgie contained a post office from 1890 until 1913.^[3] The community was named for Virgie Warner, a daughter of a local resident.^[4]

Geography

Virgie is located at 41°06′55″N 87°10′48″W / 41.11528°N 87.18000°W / 41.11528; -87.18000.

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. for Virgie Warner, daughter of one of the founders.

Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Rensselaer

City	Rensselaer

Towns	DeMotte Remington Wheatfield

Townships	Barkley Carpenter Gillam Hanging Grove Jordan Kankakee Keener Marion Milroy Newton Union Walker Wheatfield

CDPs	Collegeville Roselawn‡

Other unincorporated communities	Aix Asphaltum Baileys Corner Deer Park Dunns Bridge Egypt Fair Oaks Forest City Fountain Park Gifford Kersey Kniman Laura Lewiston McCoysburg Moody Newland Parr Pleasant Ridge Stoutsburg Surrey Tefft Virgie

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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