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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Polk had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Polk had a population of 768 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Polk, with the one closest to Polk listed first.

  • Niles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Niles is located in Venango County
  • Raymilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymilton
    • Raymilton is located in Venango County
  • North Sandy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
    • North Sandy is located in Mercer County
  • Utica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sugarcreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sugarcreek
    • From Polk to Sugarcreek
  • Brandon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Venango County
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Foster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Foster is located in Venango County
  • Coal City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kilgore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilgore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Kilgore is located in Mercer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kilgore
    • From Polk to Kilgore
  • Bullion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Bullion is located in Venango County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bullion
    • From Polk to Bullion
  • Kennerdell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennerdell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennerdell
    • Kennerdell is located in Venango County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennerdell <4>
  • East Sandy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandy
    • East Sandy is located in Venango County
  • Astral
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astral
    • Astral is located in Venango County
  • Carlton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Carlton is located in Mercer County
  • Mason
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Venango County
  • New Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Lebanon
    • From Polk to New Lebanon
  • Sandy Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stoneboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wesley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Venango County
  • Reno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Venango County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <4>
  • Cooperstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Milledgeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Millbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Mercer County
  • Saint George
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint George. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Saint George is located in Venango County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saint George
    • From Polk to Saint George
  • New Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
    • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Vernon
    • From Polk to New Vernon

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Polk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Polk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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