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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Polo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Polo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Polo, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Polo (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Polo. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Polo is historic, it would have been located within present day Carroll County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Benton, Boone, Madison, Newton, Barry (MO), Stone (MO) & Taney (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Polo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Polo:

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Polo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polo, with the one closest to Polo listed first.
    • Urbanette
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Berryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Blue Eye
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gaskins ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaskins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
      • Gaskins is located in Carroll County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gaskins
      • From Polo to Gaskins
    • Green Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
      • Eureka Springs is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka Springs <2>
    • New Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Carroll County
    • Winona Springs ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
    • Denver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polo, with the one closest to Polo listed first.
    • Clantonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lost Bridge Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gateway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
      • Gateway is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gateway <2>
    • Garfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <2>
    • War Eagle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brightwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brightwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
      • Brightwater is located in Benton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brightwater
      • From Polo to Brightwater
    • Puckett ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
      • Puckett is located in Benton County
    • Avoca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polo, with the one closest to Polo listed first.
    • Shaver ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
      • Shaver is located in Boone County
    • Alpena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
      • Alpena is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <2>
    • Burlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Omaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
    • Ridgeway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Batavia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
      • Batavia is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Batavia
      • From Polo to Batavia
    • Lowry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Myrtle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Boone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boone
      • From Polo to Boone
    • Harrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
  • Conway County
  • Madison County
  • Newton County
    • Compton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polo, with the one closest to Polo listed first.
    • Spring Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • War Eagle Cove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Barry County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polo, with the one closest to Polo listed first.
    • Arrow Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
      • Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Golden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <2>
    • Emerald Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
      • Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Shell Knob
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Chain-O-Lakes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain-O-Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
      • Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Eagle Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
      • Eagle Rock is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Rock <2>
    • Hill City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Barry County (MO)
    • Thompsons Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Seligman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seligman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
      • Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Cassville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
      • Cassville is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassville <2>
    • Leann
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Star City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Barry County (MO)
  • Christian County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polo, with the one closest to Polo listed first.
    • Chestnutridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saddlebrooke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
      • Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
      • Saddlebrooke village
    • Spokane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spokane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
      • Spokane is located in Christian County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <2>
  • Stone County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polo, with the one closest to Polo listed first.
    • Lampe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Eye
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
      • Blue Eye is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Eye <2>
    • Coney Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marmaros
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marmaros. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
      • Marmaros is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marmaros
      • From Polo to Marmaros
    • Kimberling City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberling City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling City
      • Kimberling City is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberling City <2>
    • Indian Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
      • Indian Point is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Point <2>
    • Cape Fair
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Fair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Fair
      • Cape Fair is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Fair <2>
    • Branson West
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
      • Branson West is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Silver Dollar City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Dollar City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
      • Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County (MO)
    • Lakeview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Stone County (MO)
    • Reeds Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Spring
      • Reeds Spring is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeds Spring <2>
    • McCord Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCord Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
      • McCord Bend is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Taney County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polo, with the one closest to Polo listed first.
    • Oasis ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oasis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
      • Oasis is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oasis
      • From Polo to Oasis
    • Table Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
      • Table Rock is located in Taney County (MO)
    • Ridgedale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Melva ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Branson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
      • Branson is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <2>
    • Hollister
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirbyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
      • Kirbyville is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <2>
    • Bull Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
      • Bull Creek is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Merriam Woods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
      • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
    • Powersite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
      • Powersite is located in Taney County (MO)
    • Rockaway Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
      • Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <2>
    • Walnut Shade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
      • Walnut Shade is located in Taney County (MO)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Polo, see our County-by-County Page for Polo.

Cemeteries Near Polo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Polo.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Polo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Polo, with the one closest to Polo listed first.

  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • High Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carr Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moreland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moreland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moreland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackjack Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackjack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackjack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McGuire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGuire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGuire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (248 more) ...
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Berryville Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berryville Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berryville Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Viola Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viola Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Polo itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Polo, with the one closest to Polo listed first.

  • Maple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
    • Maple is located in Carroll County
  • Viola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Barry County (MO)
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Baxter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Stone County (MO)
  • Golden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Barry County (MO)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <2>
  • Berryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Yocum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
    • Yocum is located in Carroll County
  • Oak Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Junction ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
    • Junction is located in Carroll County
  • Blue Eye
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
    • Blue Eye is located in Stone County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Eye <2>
  • Gaskins ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaskins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
    • Gaskins is located in Carroll County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gaskins
    • From Polo to Gaskins
  • Shell Knob
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Mano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mano have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mano
      • Mano is located in Barry County (MO)
    • Eureka Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
      • Eureka Springs is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka Springs <2>
    • Green Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Polo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Polo.

Newspapers Published in Polo ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Polo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Polo, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Polo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Polo:

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 Polo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Polo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4799, Longitude: -93.5507       In this case, the coordinates for Polo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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