Welcome to Volcan ...
So far, we found very little information about Volcan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Volcan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Volcan, please Contact Us.
Volcan would have been located within present day Newton County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Volcan is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Volcan was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Volcan was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities near Volcan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Volcan.
- Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chunky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Louin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Garlandsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
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 Volcan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Volcan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Volcan. 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 Volcan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Volcan. See our Newspapers Page for Volcan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Volcan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Volcan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Volcan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Volcan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |