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Introduction ...

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 Polk City Junction (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 Polk City Junction. 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.

Name Variations for Polk City Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Polk City Junction: Polk City Jct. (or less commonly used: Polk City Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Polk City Junction is located in Polk County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story & Warren.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Polk City Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polk City Junction, with the one closest to Polk City Junction listed first.
    • Polk City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Alleman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
      • Alleman is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Sheldahl
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
      • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Andrews
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
      • Andrews is located in Polk County
    • Herrold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
      • Herrold is located in Polk County
    • Ankeny
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
      • Ankeny is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <1>
    • Johnston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
      • Johnston is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <1>
    • Elkhart
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Saylorville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
      • Saylorville is located in Polk County
    • Grimes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marquisville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
      • Marquisville is located in Polk County
    • Berwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Polk County
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polk City Junction, with the one closest to Polk City Junction listed first.
    • Madrid
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Luther
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Jordan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Boone County
    • Moingona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
      • Moingona is located in Boone County
    • Boone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Berkley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Boone County
    • Ogden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
    • Fraser
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
      • Fraser is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Beaver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Pilot Mound
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
      • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polk City Junction, with the one closest to Polk City Junction listed first.
    • High Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
      • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
    • Granger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Xenia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
      • Xenia is located in Dallas County
    • Woodward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dallas Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waukee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bouton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
      • Bouton is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouton <1>
    • Minburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Perry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Adel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <1>
    • Booneville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Van Meter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greene County
    • Rippey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
      • Rippey is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Hamilton County
    • Randall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Randall is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polk City Junction, with the one closest to Polk City Junction listed first.
    • Valeria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
      • Valeria is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Mingo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Oswalt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
      • Oswalt is located in Jasper County
    • Clyde
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Jasper County
    • Green Castle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
      • Green Castle is located in Jasper County
    • Colfax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Jasper County
    • Goddard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
      • Goddard is located in Jasper County
    • Prairie City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vandalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Jasper County
    • Baxter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Metz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Jasper County
  • Madison County
    • Earlham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
      • Earlham is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <1>
  • Marion County
    • Swan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
      • Swan is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Marshall County
    • Rhodes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Rhodes is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Story County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polk City Junction, with the one closest to Polk City Junction listed first.
    • Slater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Huxley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Huxley is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <1>
    • Midvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Story County
    • Kelley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cambridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <1>
    • Ames
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <1>
    • Shipley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
      • Shipley is located in Story County
    • Maxwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ontario
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in Story County
    • Iowa Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
      • Iowa Center is located in Story County
    • Nevada
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Collins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polk City Junction, with the one closest to Polk City Junction listed first.
    • Lakewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Warren County
    • Cumming
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
      • Cumming is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <1>
    • Prole
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Spring Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Churchville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
      • Churchville is located in Warren County
    • Hartford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>
    • Palmyra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Warren County
    • Martensdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <1>
    • Bevington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
      • Bevington is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Polk City Junction ...

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 287 newspapers that have been published in the area around Polk City Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Polk City Junction, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Polk City Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Polk City Junction:

Cemeteries Near Polk City Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Polk City Junction.

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 Polk City Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Crocker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crocker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crocker Cemetery
  • Beebe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beebe Cemetery
  • Polk City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk City Cemetery
  • Willie Coons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lem Small Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lem Small Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lem Small Cemetery
  • Davis Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Farm Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
  • Sheldahl Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Slater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slater Cemetery
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (277 more) ...
    • Hopkins Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ankeny Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Slater.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221299 <5>

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Polk City Junction had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Crocker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
    • Crocker is located in Polk County
  • Sheldahl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
    • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Slater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • High Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
  • Granger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ingersoll ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingersoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
    • Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
  • Ankeny
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
    • Ankeny is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
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  • Madrid
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Huxley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Huxley is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
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  • Grimes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saylorville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
    • Saylorville is located in Polk County
  • Oralabor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oralabor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Oralabor is located in Polk County
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    • Elkhart
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Saylor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
      • Saylor is located in Polk County
    • Cambridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Polk City Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Polk City Junction.

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Polk City Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Polk City Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8024, Longitude: -93.6979       In this case, the coordinates for Polk City Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 City Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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