Welcome to Polk City Junction ...

Polk City Junction is located in Polk County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Polk City Junction, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Polk City Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Polk City Junction: Polk City Jct. (or less commonly used: Polk City Jctn.)

Polk City Junction is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Polk City Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Polk City Junction.

• Des Moines
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• 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.<5> 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 <4>
• West Des Moines
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <4>
• 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 <4>
• Urbandale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <4>
• Waukee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <4>
• 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.<5> 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 <4>
• Altoona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Clive
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <4>
• Grimes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <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 Polk City Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Polk City Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polk City Junction ...

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

Adding Polk City Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Polk City Junction 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 Polk City Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Polk City Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Polk City Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/