Welcome to Polen ...

Polen is located in Ringgold County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Polen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Polen is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Polen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Polen: (641)

Communities Also Named Polen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Polen - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Polen.

Communities near Polen ...

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

• Creston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <4>
• Mount Ayr
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
  • Mount Ayr is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ayr <4>
• Corning
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <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.<2> 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>
• 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.<2> 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>
• 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.<2> 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>
• Diagonal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal
  • Diagonal is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diagonal <4>
• 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.<2> 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>
• 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.<2> 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
• Tingley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tingley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
  • Tingley is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tingley <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 Polen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Polen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polen ...

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

Adding Polen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Polen 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 Polen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Polen post office opened in 1891.

We also found Polen on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Polen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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