Welcome to Polley ...
Polley is located in Taylor County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Polley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
Polley is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Polley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Polley: (715) & (534)<3>
Communities Also Named Polley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Polley - it's located in British Columbia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Polley.
Communities near Polley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Polley.
- Stanley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Thorp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Cornell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Owen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Boyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Withee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Lublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Eadsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Polley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Polley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Polley. 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 Polley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Polley. See our Newspapers Page for Polley.
Adding Polley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Polley 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 Polley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Polley post office opened in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Polley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Polley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Taylor County: www.taylor-county.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Polley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |