Volga

Volga was three miles north of Weldon and twenty miles south of Crockett in southern Houston County. A Volga post office was established in 1897 with J. A. Siddon as postmaster and discontinued in 1917. The first population record of Volga dates from 1914, when the community had 100 residents and a telephone connection, four general stores, and a cotton gin. In 1936 and 1945 Volga had one business and a population of twenty-five; a church was reported in the latter year. The Volga school was eventually combined with the Lovelady Independent School District.

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Belongs to

Volga is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Volga is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (High Prairie)

Location

Latitude: 31.06574010
Longitude: -95.58216740

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Population Count, 2009

9