Welcome to Volens ...
Volens is located in Halifax County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Volens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Volens is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Volens lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Volens: 434
Websites for Volens ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.halifaxchamber.net/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Volens, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Volens ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Volens.
- South Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Altavista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
- Altavista is located in Campbell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <3>
- Hurt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <3>
- Halifax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gretna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brookneal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Clover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
- Leda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Leda is located in Halifax 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 Volens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Volens.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Volens. 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 Volens.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Volens. See our Newspapers Page for Volens.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Volens ...
Looking for more information about Volens? 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 Volens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Volens.
Adding Volens to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Volens 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 Volens was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Volens post office opened in 1890.
We also found Volens in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Volens.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Volens - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |