Welcome to Polsgrove ...
Polsgrove is located in Carroll County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Polsgrove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Polsgrove is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Polsgrove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Polsgrove: 815 & 779<3>
Communities Also Named Polsgrove ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Polsgrove - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Polsgrove.
Communities near Polsgrove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Polsgrove.
- Savanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
- Savanna is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Savanna
- From Polsgrove to Savanna
- Lena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lena
- From Polsgrove to Lena
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <4>
- Mount Carroll
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carroll
- Mount Carroll is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carroll <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Carroll
- From Polsgrove to Mount Carroll
- Lanark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Lanark is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lanark
- From Polsgrove to Lanark
- Milledgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Milledgeville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milledgeville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Milledgeville
- From Polsgrove to Milledgeville
- Pearl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Pearl City is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pearl City
- From Polsgrove to Pearl City
- Hanover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
- Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
- Shannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Shannon is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shannon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shannon
- From Polsgrove to Shannon
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 Polsgrove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Polsgrove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Polsgrove. 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 Polsgrove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Polsgrove. See our Newspapers Page for Polsgrove.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polsgrove ...
Looking for more information about Polsgrove? 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 Polsgrove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Polsgrove.
Adding Polsgrove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Polsgrove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Polsgrove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Polsgrove post office opened in 1856.
We also found Polsgrove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Polsgrove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Polsgrove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: visitcarrollcountyil.com/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Polsgrove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Polsgrove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Polsgrove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |