Welcome to Polandale ...

Polandale is located in Wood County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Polandale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Polandale is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Polandale: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Polandale ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Marietta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Vienna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Belpre
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Ravenswood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Williamstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <5>
• Elizabeth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• North Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Coolville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
  • Coolville is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <5>
• Lubeck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
  • Lubeck is located in Wood 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 Polandale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Polandale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polandale ...

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

Adding Polandale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Polandale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Polandale was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Polandale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Polandale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/