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Welcome to Pollock ...

The village of Pollock is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pollock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pollock has a population of 79 people<2> (see below for details).

Pollock is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Pollock: 660

The ZIP code for Pollock: 63560<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pollock had an population of 79 people. This is a decrease of 11.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 39.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pollock had a population of 89 people. This makes Pollock the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 89 people, the population of Pollock decreased 32.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 131 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pollock.

Communities Also Named Pollock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pollock - they are located in California (2), Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Pollock ...

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

  • Milan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Milan is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
  • Unionville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Green City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Green City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Greencastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Newtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lucerne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucerne is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Harris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Powersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Powersville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Osgood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Osgood is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Boynton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Boynton is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pollock ...

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

Adding Pollock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pollock post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pollock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pollock.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pollock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Pollock). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pollock or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/