| ...................................................... | Polk County Towns in 1880 |
| Baker | |
| Bethesda | |
| Big Bend | |
| Big Fork | |
| Board Camp | |
| Cove | |
| Dallas | |
| Eagle Hill | |
| Line Road | |
| Potter | |
| Ranson | |
| Rhode | |
| Rocky |
Other Towns and
Communities of Early Polk County
| ................ . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . | Antioch | Nichols (1803 - West Valley) |
| Buffalo | Old Cove | |
| Bulger | Panther (1st Post Office) | |
| Campground (Rocky) | Pleasant Grove | |
| Clayton Spur (near Hatfield) | Posey Hollow | |
| Egger (Cherry Hill) | Quito | |
| Gann | Rust | |
| Goardneck 1820 (Acorn) | Towry (Mt. Clair 1850's) | |
| Janssen (Vandervoort) | West View | |
| Lone Valley |
| ....................................................................................... | Polk County Townships Included in the 1850 Census |
| Center | |
| Fulton | |
| Freedom | |
| White | |
| Sulphur Springs (now in Howard Co.) |
Polk
County Boundary Information
November 30, 1844 - Polk
County formed from Sevier
1851 - Sebastian County formed from
parts of Polk County
1873 - Howard County fromed from parts
of Polk County
Feb 7, 1850 - Montgomery - Polk County line
was changed
Jun 1, 1861 - Part of Sebastian County was
annexed to Polk County
Apr 7, 1873 - Pike County line defined