Polk County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Polk County

Guide to Polk County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse PO Box 268 Cedartown, GA 30125-0268 Phone: 770.749.2100 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior court has divorce, court and land records from 1852

Clerk of Superior Court 100 Prior St., Courthouse No.1 P.O. Box 948 Cedartown, GA 30125 Phone: (770) 749-2114 Fax: (770) 749-2148

Probate Court of Polk County 100 Prior Street Rm 102 Cedartown, GA 30125 Phone: 770-749-2128

Parent County
1851--Polk County was created 20 December 1851 from Paulding and Floyd Counties. County seat: Cedartown

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1864 During the American Civil War the courthouse at Cedartown was burned 1 or 2 November. Most county records survived.

Neighboring Counties
Bartow • Cherokee County, Alabama • Cleburne County, Alabama • Floyd • Haralson • Paulding

Cemeteries

 * Northview Cemetery, Cedartown BillionGraves

LDS Ward and Branch Records

 * Polk

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)


 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (some War of 1812 Pension also given)


 * Carter, Larry D. 2012. Polk County, Georgia the first one-hundred years. [S.l.]: L.D. Carter. (page 227-328; 581-638)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1848-1911 - Wills, 1848-1911 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1848-1936 - Index to Will Book A, 1848-1936 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1860-1893 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, 1860-1893 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828-1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $


 * 1885-1886 - Marriages (from Newspapers)
 * 1852-1888 - Polk County Marriage Books A and B Index 1852-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1895 - Polk County Marriage Books C and D Index 1884-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891-1895 - Polk County Marriage Book D Index 1891-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919-1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Polk County Historical Society 205 N College St. PO Box 203 Cedartown 30125-2603 Email:[mailto:staff@polkhist.org] Website

Aragon Historical Society PO Box 333 Aragon, GA 30104-0333 Phone: 770-684-3771 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Polk County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Polk County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers