Polk County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Polk County

Polk County, Nebraska genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse 400 Hawkeye Street PO Box 276; Osceola, NE 68651 Phone: 402.747.5431 County judge has marriage and probate recordsand probate records. County Clerk has land records.

Parent County
1856--Polk County was created 26 January 1856 from York County and unorganized territory. County seat: Osceola

Populated Places
Osceola

Polk

Shelby

Stromsburg

Swede Home (now part of Stromsburg)

Neighboring Counties

 * Butler
 * Hamilton
 * Merrick
 * Platte
 * Seward
 * York

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Platte River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

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.