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History · Volente

Volente’s post office opened in 1886

Most of Volente was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995.

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How Volente began

When was Volente founded?

1886

The Volente post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 561140 years
Founding year: the first Volente post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Volente’s past

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The story so far

Volente, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Volente yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Its first post office opened in 1886. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 520 to 561 (+8%).

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Famous people

Famous people close to Volente

Nobody well known was born in Volente itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ethan HawkeAmerican actor and writer · b. 1970
Dakota JohnsonAmerican actress and model · b. 1989
Stone Cold Steve AustinAmerican professional wrestler and actor · b. 1964
Carly FiorinaAmerican businesswoman and politician · b. 1954
Tom FordAmerican fashion designer and filmmaker · b. 1961
Tobe HooperAmerican film director, screenwriter and produc… · b. 1943
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Volente had its own post office from 1886 to 1909.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Volente’s history

What year was Volente founded?

The Volente post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.