Polk County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Streams 4
Cultural Features
Airports 2
Buildings 11
Cemeteries 9
Churches 22
Civil 20
Dams 29
Hospitals 10
Locales 16
Parks 2
Post Offices 4
Reservoirs 28
Schools 15
Trails 1
Historical Features
Civil 3
Locales 1
Populated Places 1
Post Offices 12
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: Nebraska's National Historic Landmarks