RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Indiana >> Clay County >> PolandIndex...

Welcome to Poland ...

Poland is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Poland is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Poland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Poland (for example, toward Marshall (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Poland: 812 & 930<3>

The ZIP code for Poland: 47868<4>

Communities Also Named Poland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Poland - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Poland ...

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

  • Greencastle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Brazil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spencer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Seelyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Clay City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gosport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Knightsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Harmony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
  • Fillmore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Poland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poland ...

Looking for more information about Poland? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Poland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Poland.

Adding Poland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poland 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 (so far) for Poland was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poland - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Poland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Poland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Poland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Poland or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.