Welcome to Polk ...

Polk is located in Kay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Polk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Polk is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Polk: 580

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, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, 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.

• Blackwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
  • Blackwell is located in Kay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <4>
• Tonkawa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonkawa
  • Tonkawa is located in Kay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonkawa <4>
• Pond Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
  • Pond Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Creek <4>
• Garber
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
  • Garber is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garber <4>
• Billings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
  • Billings is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <4>
• Lamont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <4>
• Red Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Rock is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <4>
• Breckenridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
• Marland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
  • Marland is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marland <4>
• Hunter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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>

X2X - From that list, the Polk post office opened in 1894.

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 Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/