Welcome to Polkville ...
The village of Polkville is located in Smith County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Polkville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1845.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Polkville has a population of 819 people<2> (see below for details).
Polkville is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Polkville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Polkville: 601 & 769<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Polkville had an population of 819 people. This is a decrease of 1.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 520.45% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Polkville had a population of 833 people (or 5.05% of the total population of Smith County). This makes Polkville the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Polkville represents 0.03% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 174th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 833 people, the population of Polkville increased 531.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 132 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Polkville.
Communities Also Named Polkville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Polkville - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Polkville.
Communities near Polkville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Polkville.
- Brandon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
- Morton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
- Mendenhall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
- Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <5>
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
- Pelahatchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
- Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <5>
- D'Lo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Puckett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Braxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Daniel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Daniel is located in Smith 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 Polkville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Polkville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Polkville. 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 Polkville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Polkville. See our Newspapers Page for Polkville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polkville ...
Looking for more information about Polkville? 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 Polkville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Polkville.
Adding Polkville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Polkville 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 Polkville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Polkville post office opened in 1845.
We also found Polkville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Polkville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Polkville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, 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 Polkville. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Polkville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Polkville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Polkville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |