Welcome to Virginia City ...
So far, we found very little information about Virginia City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Virginia City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Virginia City, please Contact Us.
Virginia City would have been located within present day Okanogan County<2>.
The location of Virginia City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Virginia City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Virginia City is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Virginia City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Virginia City still existed, it would have been in the (509) area code.
Communities Also Named Virginia City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Virginia City - they are located in Arizona, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Virginia City.
Communities near Virginia City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Virginia City.
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,585 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
- Pateros
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pateros
- Pateros is located in Okanogan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pateros <5>
- Monse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
- Monse is located in Okanogan County
- Methow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methow
- Methow is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Methow <5>
- Malott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malott
- Malott is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malott <5>
- Carlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Carlton is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <5>
- Beebe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Beebe is located in Douglas County
- Chelan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelan
- Chelan is located in Chelan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelan <5>
- Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Okanogan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan
- Okanogan is located in Okanogan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okanogan <5>
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 Virginia City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virginia City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Virginia City. 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 Virginia City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Virginia City. See our Newspapers Page for Virginia City.
Adding Virginia City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Virginia City 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 Virginia City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Virginia City post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Virginia City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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 Virginia City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Okanogan, 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 Virginia City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |