Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Polk had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Polk, with the one closest to Polk listed first.
- Goodson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Sentinel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Ingalls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burns is located in Polk County
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- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Louisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Rondo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Reynolds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Bolivar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Galmey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schofield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schofield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Slagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Slagle is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
- Wood Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wood Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill
- Hermitage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Humansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunnegan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Fair Play
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wishart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Redtop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redtop is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
- Weaubleau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Polk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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