Welcome to Pollard ...

So far, we found very little information about Pollard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pollard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pollard, please Contact Us.

Pollard would have been located within present day Rice County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pollard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pollard is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Pollard was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Pollard was located: 620

Communities Also Named Pollard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pollard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee (2), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Pollard ...

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

• Lyons
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
• Ellsworth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Ellsworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ellsworth
  • From Pollard to Ellsworth
• Sterling
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sterling
  • From Pollard to Sterling
• Claflin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claflin
  • Claflin is located in Barton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claflin <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Claflin
  • From Pollard to Claflin
• Little River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Little River is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Little River
  • From Pollard to Little River
• Kanopolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
  • Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <5>
• Chase
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Chase is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
• Holyrood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyrood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood
  • Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyrood <5>
• Geneseo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Geneseo
  • From Pollard to Geneseo
• Bushton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
  • Bushton is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people

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

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

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

Adding Pollard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pollard 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 Pollard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Pollard post office opened in 1888.

We also found Pollard in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pollard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rice County: www.ricecounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/