Welcome to Poland Center ...

Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poland Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Poland Center: Poland Ctr. (or less commonly used: Poland Cen., Poland Cent. or Poland Cntr.)

Poland Center is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Poland Center: (716)

Websites for Poland Center ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Poland Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Poland Center - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Poland Center ...

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

• Jamestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Lakewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Falconer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
  • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <4>
• Randolph
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <4>
• Little Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <4>
• Celoron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celoron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celoron
  • Celoron is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celoron <4>
• Cattaraugus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
  • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <4>
• East Randolph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
  • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
• Cassadaga
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassadaga <4>
• South Dayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dayton
  • South Dayton is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Dayton <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 Poland Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poland Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poland Center ...

Looking for more information about Poland Center? 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 Poland Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Poland Center.

Adding Poland Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poland Center 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 Poland Center was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poland Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/