Volga, Texas

Volga is an unincorporated community in Houston County Texas. It is 3 miles from Weldon and 20 miles from Crockett. A post office was established in 1897, but was discontinued in 1917 when the mail was sent to Weldon (which was later sent to Lovelady). The population declined from 100 in 1914, to 25 in 1945. It has since been dispersed.^[1]

References

↑ "Volga, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Texas, United States

County seat: Crockett

Cities	Crockett Grapeland Kennard Latexo Lovelady

Unincorporated communities	Allen Chapel Arbor Grove Ash Ashby Augusta Austonio Belott Brumberg Burrantown Center Grove Center Hill Cooper Creek Cut Givens Hill Holly Hopewell Mapleton Mount Vernon Pennington ‡ Porter Springs Ratcliff Refuge San Pedro Sand Ridge Shady Grove Smith Grove Volga Weches Weldon Wooters

Ghost towns	Alabama Abe Antioch Broxson Coltharp Elkins Oakland Pearson's Chapel Pleasant Hill Prairie Point Robbins's Ferry‡ Shiloh Sorghumville Whitesville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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