Welcome to Vollmer ...

Vollmer is located in Lewis County<1>.

The location of Vollmer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vollmer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Vollmer is 3,740 feet [1,140 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Vollmer is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Vollmer lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Vollmer: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Vollmer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Vollmer: This one is located in Lewis County and the other is located in Latah County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 3 communities that are also named Vollmer - they are located in Indiana and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vollmer.

Communities near Vollmer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vollmer.

• Orofino
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orofino
  • Orofino is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orofino <5>
• Lapwai
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapwai have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
  • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <5>
• Cottonwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <5>
• Nezperce
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nezperce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nezperce
  • Nezperce is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nezperce <5>
• Winchester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Culdesac
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
  • Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <5>
• Peck
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <5>
• Ferdinand
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <5>
• Reubens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
  • Reubens is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
• Ruebens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
  • Ruebens is located in Lewis County

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 Vollmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vollmer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vollmer. 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 Vollmer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vollmer. See our Newspapers Page for Vollmer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vollmer ...

Looking for more information about Vollmer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Vollmer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vollmer.

Adding Vollmer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vollmer 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 Vollmer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vollmer post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vollmer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vollmer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyid.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/