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Nearest Communities to Polen,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Polen, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Polen:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Polen.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Polen is located in Ringgold County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ringgold County: Decatur, Taylor, Union, Harrison (MO) & Worth (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 104 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Polen. Of these communities, 86 are located in counties other than Ringgold County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Polen (which is Ringgold County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Polen

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Ringgold County   (where Polen resides)
    • County Seat for Ringgold:   Mount Ayr
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polen.
      • Mortimer ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mortimer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
        • Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
      • Diagonal
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Knowlton ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
        • Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
      • Tingley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Marshall ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
        • Marshall is located in Ringgold County
      • Benton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
        • Benton is located in Ringgold County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Maloy
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
        • Maloy is located in Ringgold County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Mount Ayr
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellston
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
        • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Delphos
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delphos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
        • Delphos is located in Ringgold County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
      • Beaconsfield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
        • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
      • Redding
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
        • Redding is located in Ringgold County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
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        • Caledonia ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
          • Caledonia is located in Ringgold County
        • Kellerton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
          • Kellerton is located in Ringgold County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <4>
        • Watterson
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watterson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson
          • Watterson is located in Ringgold County
        • Wanamaker
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanamaker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
          • Wanamaker is located in Ringgold County
        • Ringgold ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringgold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
          • Ringgold is located in Ringgold County
        • Lee ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
          • Lee is located in Ringgold County
  • Adair County
    • County Seat for Adair:   Greenfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polen.
      • Orient
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fisk
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
        • Fisk is located in Adair County
      • Zion
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
        • Zion is located in Adair County
      • Gilead
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
        • Gilead is located in Adair County
      • Hebron
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
        • Hebron is located in Adair County
      • Bridgewater
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fontanelle
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
        • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Greenfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Nanito
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nanito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanito
        • Nanito is located in Adair County
      • Stanzel
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
        • Stanzel is located in Adair County
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   www.co.adams.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Corning
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polen.
      • Stringtown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
        • Stringtown is located in Adams County
      • Mercer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
        • Mercer is located in Adams County
      • Prescott
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
        • Prescott is located in Adams County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <4>
      • Icarid ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Icarid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icarid
        • Icarid is located in Adams County
        • Icarid has also been known as:
        • Icarian Colony
      • Nevinville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville
        • Nevinville is located in Adams County
      • Queen City ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
        • Queen City is located in Adams County
      • Williamson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
        • Williamson is located in Adams County
      • Corning
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Iveyville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Iveyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
        • Iveyville is located in Adams County
      • Carl
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
        • Carl is located in Adams County
      • Brooks
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
        • Brooks is located in Adams County
      • Quincy
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
        • Quincy is located in Adams County
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        • Mount Etna
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
          • Mount Etna is located in Adams County
        • Carbon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
          • Carbon is located in Adams County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
        • Nodaway
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nodaway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
          • Nodaway is located in Adams County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
        • Dickieville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickieville
          • Dickieville is located in Adams County
        • Lincoln Center
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
          • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
        • Strand
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
          • Strand is located in Adams County
  • Cass County
  • Clarke County
    • County Website:   www.clarkecountyia.org/
    • County Seat for Clarke:   Osceola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polen.
      • Hopeville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
        • Hopeville is located in Clarke County
      • Murray
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
        • Murray is located in Clarke County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
      • Lacelle
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
        • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
  • Decatur County
    • County Seat for Decatur:   Leon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polen.
      • Grand River
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
        • Grand River is located in Decatur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Tuskeego
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuskeego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeego
        • Tuskeego is located in Decatur County
      • Kingston
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
        • Kingston is located in Decatur County
      • Barrell
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrell
        • Barrell is located in Decatur County
      • Lamoni
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
        • Lamoni is located in Decatur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <4>
      • Terre Haute
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terre Haute have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
        • Terre Haute is located in Decatur County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   www.madisoncoia.us/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Winterset
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polen.
      • Macksburg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
        • Macksburg is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Barney
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
        • Barney is located in Madison County
      • McPherson
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McPherson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
        • McPherson is located in Madison County
      • Harrison
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
        • Harrison is located in Madison County
      • Ord
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
        • Ord is located in Madison County
  • Montgomery County
  • Page County
    • County Seat for Page:   Clarinda
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polen.
      • Dayton ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
        • Dayton is located in Page County
      • Hawleyville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
        • Hawleyville is located in Page County
  • Taylor County
    • County Seat for Taylor:   Bedford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polen.
      • Clearfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
        • Clearfield is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
      • Lenox
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
        • Lenox is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <4>
      • Merle Junction
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merle Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle Junction
        • Merle Junction is located in Taylor County
      • Sharpsburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
        • Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Conway
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
        • Conway is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Bushville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
        • Bushville is located in Taylor County
      • Holt
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
        • Holt is located in Taylor County
      • Platteville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
        • Platteville is located in Taylor County
      • Blockton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
        • Blockton is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Gravity
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
        • Gravity is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Athelstan
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athelstan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
        • Athelstan is located in Taylor County
      • Bedford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
        • Bedford is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
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        • Ladoga
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladoga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
          • Ladoga is located in Taylor County
        • Guss
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
          • Guss is located in Taylor County
        • Henshaw
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
          • Henshaw is located in Taylor County
        • New Market
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
          • New Market is located in Taylor County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Union County
    • County Seat for Union:   Creston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polen.
      • Kent
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
        • Kent is located in Union County
      • Shannon City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
        • Shannon City is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Arispe
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
        • Arispe is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
      • Cromwell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
        • Cromwell is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Creston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • East Creston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
        • East Creston is located in Union County
      • Afton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
        • Afton is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
      • Shepard ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
        • Shepard is located in Union County
      • Afton Junction ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
        • Afton Junction is located in Union County
      • Talmage
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
        • Talmage is located in Union County
      • Spaulding
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
        • Spaulding is located in Union County
      • Thayer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
        • Thayer is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
      • Monette
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
        • Monette is located in Union County
      • Lorimor
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
        • Lorimor is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Harrison County
    • County Seat for Harrison:   Bethany (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polen.
      • Hatfield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
        • Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
      • Pawnee
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
        • Pawnee is located in Harrison County (MO)
  • Nodaway County
  • Worth County
    • County Seat for Worth:   Grant City (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polen.
      • Irena
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
        • Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
      • Isadora
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isadora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadora
        • Isadora is located in Worth County (MO)
      • Adams ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Adams is located in Worth County (MO)
      • Grant City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sheridan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Allendale
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mount Waller
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Waller
        • Mount Waller is located in Worth County (MO)

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Polen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Polen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8850, Longitude: -94.3961       In this case, the coordinates for Polen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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