Polk County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Polk County

County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse 612 N Broadway Crookston, MN 56716 Phone: 218.281.3464 County Administrator has birth, death, probate and court records from 1875. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County
1858--Polk County was created 20 July 1858 from Pembina (Old) County. County seat: Crookston

Neighboring Counties

 * Clearwater
 * Grand Forks County, North Dakota
 * Mahnomen
 * Marshall
 * Norman
 * Pennington
 * Red Lake
 * Traill County, North Dakota
 * Walsh County, North Dakota

Local Histories

 * McCall, T. M. Centennial History of Polk County. Crookston, MN: McGarry Printing Co., 1961. Print.

Societies and Libraries

 * Polk Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Polk County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)