Welcome to Volga ...
So far, we found very little information about Volga. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Volga to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Volga, please Contact Us.
Volga would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Volga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Time Zone: The area where Volga was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Volga was located: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Volga ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Volga - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Manitoba, North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Volga.
Communities near Volga ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Volga.
- New Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Croix Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shafer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Luck is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Taylors Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Turtle Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Balsam Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
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 Volga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Volga.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Volga. 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 Volga.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Volga. See our Newspapers Page for Volga.
Adding Volga to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Volga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Volga post office opened in 1881. The Volga post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Volga.
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 Volga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Volga area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Volga area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |