THE VIRGIL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cherokee Plains setting.
Virgil township has 35.9 square miles of land in Vernon County. Its Census reference point is in Cherokee Plains, within Central Irregular Plains.
Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.
Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Virgil and Vernon County
Virgil is associated with Vernon County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Virgil by land and water
The Census records 0.37 square miles of water within Virgil, or 1% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Vernon County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Virgil township has 91% of the land area of nearby Montevallo township (39.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.