Polk County, Florida Genealogy

United States Florida  Polk County

Parent County
8 February 1861: Polk County was created from Hillsborough County. County seat: Bartow

Places / Localities
The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

Cemeteries
Polk County FLGenWeb Project,Inc.

http://fl-genweb.org/decole/Polk/cemeteries/Index.html

Newspapers
The Lakeland Ledger

http://www.theledger.com

Websites

 * Polk County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Polk County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Polk County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.