Welcome to Polk ...

Polk is located in Polk County<1>.

The location of Polk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Polk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Polk is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Polk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Polk is located in the (417) area code.

The ZIP code for Polk: 65727<4>

Communities Also Named Polk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Polk - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Polk ...

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

• Bolivar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <5>
• Buffalo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
• Humansville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humansville
  • Humansville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humansville <5>
• Pleasant Hope
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
  • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <5>
• Fair Play
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Fair Play is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <5>
• Hermitage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
• Urbana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <5>
• Weaubleau
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
  • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <5>
• Morrisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
• Wheatland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polk ...

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

Adding Polk to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Polk post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Polk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/