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Polk County, Iowa
Map
Location in the state of Iowa
Location of Iowa in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 13, 1846
County Seat	Des Moines
Courthouse

County Courthouse

History

Parent County

1846--Polk County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. County seat: Des Moines

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

I have photos of all headstones in the Oralabor Cemetery in Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa as of 2008. If you need one looked up please e-mail me at:E-Mail Me Please provide a surname, christian name and DOD if you have it.

Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines BillionGraves

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

Des Moines

Court

Directories

Fold3.com ($) has Des Moines City Directories 1881-1913 (2 yrs. missing) and miscellaneous years going back to 1866 available online.

Land

Local Histories

History of Polk County, Iowa: A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc.

Union Historical Company, 1880

http://books.google.com/books?id=dHkUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA749&dq=butler+co+iowa&lr=&as_brr=1&client=firefox-a#PPR4,M1

Maps

View historic Polk County, Iowa maps in the David Rumsey Map Collection.
Map of 1875 Polk County with townships (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

Naturalization and Citizenship

Iowa. District Court (Polk County). Naturalization Records, 1907–1927. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. FHL films 1015201–17 item 2.
Iowa. District Court. (Polk County). Index to Naturalization, 1852–1884. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. FHL film 1015217 item 1.

Newspapers

Wikipedia has more about this subject: List of online newspaper archives

Altoona Public Library Archives, Polk County (1876-2000)
Johnston Historical Society Archive, Polk County (1970-2007)
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Des Moines newspapers that covered local news on Polk County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Roland Historical Society Archives, Story County (1895-1975)
Warren County Newspapers (1855-1896)

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Web Sites

Family History Library Catalog
Polk County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

v • d • e Links to Iowa-related articles

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Extinct Co.	Bancroft · Buncombe · Cook · Crocker · Fox · Kishkekosh · Risley · Slaughter · Wahkaw · Yell

Major Repositories	Iowa State Archives · Library of Iowa · National Archives Central Plains Region (Kansas City) · Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center · Newberry Library

Early Paths	Mississippi River · Missouri River · California Trail · Chicago-Dubuque Highway · Mormon Trail · Oregon Trail · Great Northern Railway (U.S.) · Illinois Central Railroad · Santa Fe Railway · Union Pacific Railroad

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