Welcome to Pollok (aka 'Pollock') ...

So far, we found very little information about Pollok. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pollok to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pollok, please Contact Us.

Pollok would have been located within present day Ingham County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pollok, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pollok is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Pollok was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Pollok once stood is in the (517) area code.

The community of Pollok has also been called Pollock.

Communities Also Named Pollok ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pollok - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pollok.

Communities near Pollok ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pollok.

• Lansing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• East Lansing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
  • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <4>
• Mason
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Eaton Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Rapids
  • Eaton Rapids is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton Rapids <4>
• De Witt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <4>
• Williamston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <4>
• Fowlerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
  • Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowlerville <4>
• Perry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Leslie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
• Webberville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webberville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webberville
  • Webberville is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webberville <4>

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 Pollok. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pollok.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pollok. 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 Pollok.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pollok. See our Newspapers Page for Pollok.

Adding Pollok to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pollok 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 Pollok was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pollok post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pollok.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ingham County: www.ingham.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/