Polk County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Polk County

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Polk

Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages (from Newspapers)

Probate

 * 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * 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