Polk County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Polk County

County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse 507 Church Avenue; Mena, AR 71953 Phone: 501.394.8123 County Clerk has marriage records from 1885, probate records from 1900 and cemetery records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, land and court records from 1885 and military records

Parent County

 * 1844--Polk County was created 30 November 1844 from Sevier County. County seat: Mena

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Polk County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Howard
 * LeFlore County, Oklahoma
 * McCurtain County, Oklahoma
 * Montgomery
 * Scott
 * Sevier

Civil War

 * Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)1.

1Allen, Desmond Walls. The Third Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union) (Arkansas Research: Conway, Arkansas,1987).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Mena Arkansas Family History Center
 * Mena, Arkansas

Web Sites

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