Polk County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Polk County

Parent County
1835--Polk County was created 5 January 1835 from Greene County. County seat: Bolivar

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Polk County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cedar
 * Dade
 * Dallas
 * Greene
 * Hickory
 * St. Clair

Maps

 * Map of Polk County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Polk County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Bolivar Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.