Welcome to Volga ...

Volga is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Volga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Volga is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Volga and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Volga is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Volga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Volga - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Manitoba, North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Volga ...

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

• Paintsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
• Prestonsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
• Salyersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <3>
• Inez
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
• Allen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
• Blaine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
• Flatgap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
  • Flatgap is located in Johnson County
• Nippa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
  • Nippa is located in Johnson County
• Wittensville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wittensville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
  • Wittensville is located in Johnson County
• Oil Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
  • Oil Springs is located in Johnson 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 Volga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Volga.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Volga ...

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

Adding Volga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Volga post office opened in 1905.

We also found Volga on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Volga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/