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Welcome to Poland ...

Poland is located in Walsh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Poland is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Poland: 701

Communities Also Named Poland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Poland - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Poland ...

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

  • Grafton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Minto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Manvel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <3>
  • Alvarado
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Alvarado is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Oslo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <3>
  • Gilby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <3>
  • Forest River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ardoch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Inkster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Warsaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Warsaw is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poland ...

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

Adding Poland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poland 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 Poland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Poland post office opened in 1906. The Poland post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Walsh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/