 On December 9, 1922, the administrative center of the uyezd was moved to the "selo" of Gostinopolye, which was renamed Volkhov and was granted town status.The uyezd was renamed Volkhovsky.In 1924, the changes were rolled back, the administrative center moved to Novaya Ladoga, and Volkhov was demoted to a "selo" (which was eventually renamed Gostinopolye).