Welcome to Pollard ...
So far, we found very little information about Pollard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pollard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pollard, please Contact Us.
Pollard would have been located within present day Rice County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Pollard, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pollard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pollard is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Pollard was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Pollard once stood is in the (620) area code.
Communities Also Named Pollard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pollard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee (2), Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pollard.
Communities near Pollard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pollard.
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <6>
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in Ellsworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <6>
- Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <6>
- Claflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claflin
- Claflin is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claflin <6>
- Little River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <6>
- Kanopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
- Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <6>
- Chase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Holyrood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyrood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood
- Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyrood <6>
- Geneseo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
- Geneseo is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <6>
- Bushton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pollard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pollard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pollard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pollard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pollard. See our Newspapers Page for Pollard.
Adding Pollard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pollard in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pollard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Pollard post office opened in 1888.
We also found Pollard in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pollard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rice County: www.ricecounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pollard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rice, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pollard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |