Volga, West Virginia

Volga, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Volga, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Volga, West Virginia
Volga, West Virginia
Volga, West Virginia is located in the United States
Volga, West Virginia
Volga, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°04′42″N 80°08′07″W / 39.07833°N 80.13528°W / 39.07833; -80.13528
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Barbour
Elevation
[1]
436 m (1,431 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26238
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1548688[1]

Volga is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Volga is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Philippi. Volga has a post office with ZIP code 26238.[2]

An early variant name was Burnersville; the name Volga is a transfer from the Volga River in Europe.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volga, West Virginia
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 651.


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