Polk County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Polk County

Guide to Polk County North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse P O Box 308 Columbus, NC 28722 Phone: 828-894-8450 Clerk superior Court has divorce records from1932 probate and court records from from 1872 Register of Deeds has marriage and land records

Parent County
1855--Polk County was from Henderson and Rutherford Counties. County seat: Columbus

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in North Carolina counties see: North Carolina Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Greenville County, South Carolina
 * Henderson
 * Rutherford
 * Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Polk County for European settlers included:


 * Old Cherokee Path pre-historic
 * Catawba Trail pre-historic
 * Old South Carolina State Road 1747

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.


 * - 16th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company K :- 1st Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company C

Probate

 * 1855-1921 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1866-1969 - Polk County Marriage Index 1866-1969 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Polk County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.