▁Vir g il ina ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁co pper ▁min ing ▁town . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁" V ir g il ina " ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Virginia ▁and ▁North ▁Carolina ▁border . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Vir g il ina ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁Hal if ax ▁County ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 6 . 5 4 5 2 4 4 , ▁− 7 8 . 7 7 3 7 2 0 ). ▁The ▁town ' s ▁southern ▁border ▁is ▁the ▁Virginia – N orth ▁Carolina ▁line . ▁Virginia ▁State ▁Rout es ▁ 9 6 ▁and ▁ 4 9 ▁intersect ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁town . ▁V A - 9 6 ▁leads ▁west ▁ ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 5 0 1 ▁south ▁of ▁Cl uster ▁Spr ings , ▁while ▁V A - 4 9 ▁leads ▁n ortheast ▁ ▁to ▁Clark sv ille . ▁Both ▁highway ▁numbers ▁continue ▁into ▁North ▁Carolina : ▁NC ▁ 9 6 ▁leads ▁sout heast ▁ ▁to ▁Oxford , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁while ▁NC ▁ 4 9 ▁runs ▁south west ▁ ▁to ▁Ro x bor o , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁Vir g il ina ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁The ▁town ▁center ▁s its ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁r idge , ▁with ▁both ▁sides ▁dra ining ▁to ▁trib ut aries ▁of ▁A ar ons ▁Creek , ▁which ▁flows ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁Dan ▁River , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ro ano