Welcome to Polk ...

Polk is located in Obion County<1>.

The location of Polk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Polk is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Polk lies within the (731) area code.

Websites for Polk ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.obioncountytennessee.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Polk, the following might be of interest:

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, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, 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.

• Martin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Weakley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Union City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Obion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Churchton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
  • Churchton is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
• Newbern
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
  • Newbern is located in Dyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <4>
• South Fulton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Obion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fulton <4>
• Dyer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
• Fulton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Fulton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Hickman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <4>
• Englewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Obion County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
• New Markham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
  • New Markham is located in Lake County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people

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 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 Polk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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 Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/