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Welcome to Volt ...

Volt is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Volt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Volt is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Volt is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Volt lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Volt: 406

Communities near Volt ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Volt.

  • Lustre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wolf Point
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Larslan
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frazer
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peerless
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Four Buttes
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Buttes
    • Four Buttes is located in Daniels County
  • Poplar
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Poplar is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar <3>
  • Scobey
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Volt ...

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

Adding Volt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Volt post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Volt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Volt - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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