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Welcome to Polin ...

Polin is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Polin is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Polin (for example, toward Columbia), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Polin: 859

Communities near Polin ...

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

  • Bardstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Taylorsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Perryville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Loretto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Willisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mackville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mackville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Saint Mary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polin ...

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

Adding Polin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Polin 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 Polin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Polin post office opened in 1888. The Polin post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Polin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Polin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/