Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Polk had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Polk, with the one closest to Polk listed first.
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Tyler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Collirene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Belknap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Pleasant Hill Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- King's Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- King's Landing is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Landing
- Dawson's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson's is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson's
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Farmersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Farmersville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Gordonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Minter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Statesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Carlowville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Bragg's
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Lowndesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Autaugaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Polk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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