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Welcome to Volland ...

Volland is located in Wabaunsee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Volland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Volland is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Volland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Volland: 785

Communities near Volland ...

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

  • Manhattan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wamego
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <3>
  • Saint George
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Alma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
  • Eskridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Alta Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dwight
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dwight is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • McFarland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Paxico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkerville is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Volland ...

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

Adding Volland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Volland 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 (so far) for Volland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Volland post office opened in 1887. The Volland post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Volland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wabaunsee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Volland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/