Welcome to Mount Polk ...
Mount Polk is located in Calhoun County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Polk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
A typical abbreviation for Mount Polk: Mt. Polk
Mount Polk is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mount Polk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Mount Polk (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Mount Polk: 256 & 938<3>
Websites for Mount Polk ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.calhounchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mount Polk, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Mount Polk ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Polk.
- Gadsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Anniston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
- Rainbow City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <4>
- Attalla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
- Piedmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hokes Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <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 Mount Polk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Polk.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Polk. 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 Mount Polk.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Polk. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Polk.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Polk ...
Looking for more information about Mount Polk? 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 Mount Polk, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Polk.
Adding Mount Polk to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mount Polk 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 Mount Polk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mount Polk post office opened in 1846.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Polk.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Polk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Polk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Polk area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |