Virgilia, California
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Virgilia is an unincorporated community
in Plumas County
, California
. It lies at an elevation of 2782 feet (848 m). Virgilia is located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Twain
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The Virgilia post office operated from 1929 to 1965. The name honors Virgilia Bogue, daughter of railroad executive Virgil Bogue
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Plumas County
Plumas County, California
Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The county gets its name from the Spanish words for the Feather River , which flows through the county. As of the 2010 census, the population 20,007, down from 20,824 at the 2000 census...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It lies at an elevation of 2782 feet (848 m). Virgilia is located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Twain
Twain, California
Twain is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 82, down from 87 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Twain is located at ....
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The Virgilia post office operated from 1929 to 1965. The name honors Virgilia Bogue, daughter of railroad executive Virgil Bogue
Virgil Bogue
Virgil Gay Bogue was born in Norfolk, New York, on July 20, 1846. He received a degree in civil engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, in 1868. Bogue worked consecutively on Oroya Railway in Peru to 1879, the Northern Pacific Railway to 1886...
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