[1] It was lost by the Novgorod Republic to the Grand Duchy of Moscow after the Battle of Shelon in 1471.
[1] In the 16th century, most of the Kola Peninsula's territory was under the administration of Kolsky Uyezd.
Umbskaya and Varzuzhskaya Volosts were the only territories of the peninsula which were a part of Dvinsky Uyezd.
[1] When the viceroyalty was transformed into Arkhangelsk Governorate in 1796, the volost's jurisdiction again changed accordingly.
[1] The volost was later restored,[citation needed] and was a part of Kemsky Uyezd of Arkhangelsk Governorate in 1883.