Welcome to Pollard ...

Pollard is located in Jessamine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pollard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Pollard is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Pollard lies within the (859) area code.

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, Kansas, 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.

• Lexington - Fayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Richmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Nicholasville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <3>
• Danville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Harrodsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
• Wilmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <3>
• Lancaster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Burgin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <3>
• Keene
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
• Baldwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Madison County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pollard ...

Looking for more information about Pollard? 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 Pollard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Pollard post office opened in 1899.

We also found Pollard on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pollard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pollard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/