Polk County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Polk County

Guide to Polk County Georgia 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

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Bartow
 * Cherokee County, Alabama
 * Cleburne County, Alabama
 * Floyd
 * Haralson
 * Paulding

Cemeteries

 * Northview Cemetery, Cedartown BillionGraves

LDS Ward and Branch Records

 * Polk

Civil War

 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D

Probate Records

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

Marriage

 * 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Polk County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers