Welcome to Volant ...

Volant is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Volant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Volant has a population of 151 people<3> (see below for details).

Volant is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Volant lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Volant: (724) and (874)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Volant had an population of 151 people. This is a decrease of 10.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Volant had a population of 168 people. This makes Volant the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 168 people, the population of Volant increased 48.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 113 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Volant.

Communities near Volant ...

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

• New Castle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <6>
• Hermitage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <6>
• Sharon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <6>
• Struthers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <6>
• Campbell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <6>
• Grove City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <6>
• Hubbard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <6>
• Ellwood City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <6>
• Farrell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
  • Farrell is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <6>
• Sharpsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
  • Sharpsville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Volant ...

Looking for more information about Volant? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Volant, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Volant.

Adding Volant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Volant in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Volant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Volant post office opened in 1858.

We also found Volant in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Volant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/