North Side Of Square Looking West On E. Jackson St., Virden, Illinois
Image by myoldpostcards
Today begins a new short-series on the City of Virden, Illinois. This view looks west on E. Jackson from N. Dye St. at the north side of the Virden square. Nearly all of the commercial buildings in this block date to the late 19th and early 20th century.
While most of Virden is situated in Macoupin County, the northern most part of the city is in Sangamon County. The Macoupin County portion of Virden is part of the St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Sangamon County portion is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Virden was 3,249 at the 2020 census.