Nearest Communities to Polk,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Polk, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Polk:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Polk is located in Kay County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kay County: Cowley (KS), Garfield, Grant, Noble & Osage.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 69 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Polk. Of these communities, 49 are located in counties other than Kay County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Polk (which is Kay County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Polk
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Kay County (where Polk resides)
- County Website: https://www.courthouse.kay.ok.us/
- County Seat for Kay: Newkirk
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Polk ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Polk.
- Alcorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alcorn is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn
- Eddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eddy is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
- Tonkawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Nardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Autwine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Autwine is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autwine
- Blackwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White Eagle is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
- Grainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grainville is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainville
- Sumpter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Ponca City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cross ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cross is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Braman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peckham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peckham is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckham
- Dilworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dilworth is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth
- Kildare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kildare is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Bender
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bender is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- McFadden Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McFadden Cove is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cove
- Newkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Garfield County
- County Website: https://www.garfieldok.com/
- County Seat for Garfield: Enid
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Polk ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Polk.
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cropper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cropper is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropper
- Breckenridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Kremlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Callahan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Callahan is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hayward
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hayward is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Etna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Shea
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shea is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Douglas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- North Enid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Enid is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Enid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Jonah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonah is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former name for Hillsdale:
- Coldwater
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <3>
- Ituna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ituna is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituna
- Grant County
- County Website: https://grant.okcounties.org/
- County Seat for Grant: Medford
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Polk ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Polk.
- Salt Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Salt Fork is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
- Lamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Numa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Pond Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Medford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
- Renfrow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Renfrow is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Clyde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Noble County
- County Website: https://www.noblecountyok.com/
- County Seat for Noble: Perry
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Polk ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Polk.
- Billings
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ceres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ceres is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Marland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Bliss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Bliss is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bliss
- Red Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Otoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otoe is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
- Black Bear
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bear is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
- Gansel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gansel is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansel
- Lucien
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Drace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Drace is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drace
- McMahon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McMahon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahon
- Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Petes Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petes Corner is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
- Bills Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bills Corner is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bills Corner
- Osage County
- County Seat for Osage: Pawhuska
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Polk ...
- McCord
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McCord is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
- Pawnee County
- County Seat for Pawnee: Pawnee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Polk ...
- Watchorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watchorn is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watchorn
- Sumner County
- County Website: https://co.sumner.ks.us/
- County Seat for Sumner: Wellington (KS)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Polk ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Polk.
- Hunnewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Drury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Drury is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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