Welcome to Volt ...

Volt is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

The location of Volt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> In other words, the altitude 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

Volt is located in the (406) area code.

Communities near Volt ...

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

• Lustre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lustre
  • Lustre is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lustre <4>
• Wolf Point
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Point
  • Wolf Point is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Point <4>
• Larslan
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larslan
  • Larslan is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larslan <4>
• Frazer
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
  • Frazer is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazer <4>
• Peerless
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Peerless is located in Daniels County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peerless <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Scobey
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobey
  • Scobey is located in Daniels County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scobey <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/