Welcome to Polkville ...

The city of Polkville is located in Cleveland County<1>.

The location of Polkville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Polkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Polkville has a population of 545 people<3> (see below for details).

Polkville is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Polkville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Polkville: (704) & (980)<5>

Websites for Polkville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clevelandchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Polkville, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Polkville had an population of 545 people (or an increase of 1.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Polkville had a population of 545 people. This makes Polkville the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 545 people, the population of Polkville increased 1.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 535 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Polkville.

Communities Also Named Polkville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Polkville - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York (3), Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Polkville ...

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

• Shelby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
• Forest City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <6>
• Cherryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <6>
• Boiling Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <6>
• Spindale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <6>
• Rutherfordton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <6>
• Belwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
  • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
• Ellenboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
  • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <6>
• Grover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <6>
• Alexander Mills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
  • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polkville ...

Looking for more information about Polkville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Polkville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Polkville.

Adding Polkville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Polkville 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 Polkville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Polkville post office opened in 1847.

We also found Polkville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Polkville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Polkville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/