Do you know of Poland ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Poland. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Poland.<1>

We found mention of Poland as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Allegany County, Maryland.

Communities Also Named Poland ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Poland.

Within Maryland, the name Poland is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
  - Yavapai County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Poland [Yavapai County].
- Illinois
  - Randolph County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Poland [Randolph County].
- Indiana
  - Clay County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Poland [Clay County].
- Kansas
  - Chase County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Poland [Chase County].
- Louisiana
  - Rapides Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Poland [Rapides Parish].
- Maine
  - Androscoggin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Poland [Androscoggin County].
- Michigan
  - Sanilac County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Poland [Sanilac County].
- New York
  - Herkimer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Poland [Herkimer County].
- North Dakota
  - Walsh County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Poland [Walsh County].
- Ohio
  - Mahoning County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Poland [Mahoning County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Poland.
- Pennsylvania
  - Greene County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Poland [Greene County].
- Wisconsin
  - Brown County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Poland [Brown County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Poland ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Poland:

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Poland.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 24/62650 (Place Name: Poland)

County: Allegany (FIPS State/County: 24/001)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Poland) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in Allegany County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Allegany County.

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Poland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.