Welcome to Volusia ...

Volusia is located in Volusia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Volusia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Volusia is near sea level<2>.

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

Volusia lies within the (386) area code.

Communities Also Named Volusia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Volusia - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Volusia ...

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

• De Land
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land
  • De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Land <3>
• Umatilla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <3>
• Pierson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
  • Pierson is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <3>
• Crescent City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Crescent City is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <3>
• Barberville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
  • Barberville is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberville <3>
• De Leon Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Leon Springs
  • De Leon Springs is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Leon Springs <3>
• Lake Kathryn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
  • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
• Seville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
  • Seville is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <3>
• Acron ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
  • Acron is located in Lake County
• Glenwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Volusia ...

Looking for more information about Volusia? 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 Volusia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Volusia.

Adding Volusia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Volusia 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 Volusia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Volusia post office opened in 1850.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Volusia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/