Historic oak near the St. Johns River

Location of Volusia, Florida (also the location of Astor, Florida)

Volusia, Florida is a small unincorporated town in Volusia County, Florida on the eastern shore of the St. Johns River. It was home to the Port of Volusia at the western end of Juno Trail. The town has about 230 homes. It is located adjacent to the town of Astor in Lake County to the west. The main route of the town is State Road 40, although only 1 residential area lies south of the highway.

[edit] Geography

Volusia is located at 29°10′21″N 81°31′21″W / 29.1725°N 81.5225°W / 29.1725; -81.5225. The area of the town is 4.4 miles around the town limits. To the northeast is Pierson, to the east is Barberville; across the St. Johns River to the west and south are Astor and the Ocala National Forest.

[edit] Notes

• Location of The Yearling, a 1938 book by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

[edit] External links

• More information on Volusia

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Volusia County, Florida County seat: DeLand Cities Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach Shores | DeBary | DeLand | Deltona | Edgewater | Flagler Beach‡ | Holly Hill | Lake Helen | New Smyrna Beach | Oak Hill | Orange City | Ormond Beach | Port Orange | South Daytona Towns Pierson | Ponce Inlet CDPs DeLand Southwest | DeLeon Springs | Glencoe | North De Land | Ormond-By-The-Sea | Samsula-Spruce Creek | West DeLand Unincorporated communities Barberville | Bethune Beach | Cassadaga | Eldora | Enterprise | Osteen | Seville | Volusia | Wilbur-By-The-Sea Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties