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Welcome to Volinia ...

Volinia is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Volinia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Volinia is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Volinia: 269

Communities near Volinia ...

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

  • Niles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Niles is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <3>
  • Three Rivers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dowagiac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Paw Paw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hartford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Constantine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
    • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <3>
  • Mattawan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
    • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <3>
  • Lawton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>
  • Decatur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cassopolis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Volinia ...

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

Adding Volinia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Volinia 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 Volinia was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Volinia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Volinia - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.