Polk County, North Carolina
From FamilySearch Wiki
(Difference between revisions)
(dig will) |
({{NCDC}}) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pasquotank_County,_North_Carolina|Pasquotank County]]'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{NCDC}} | ||
| + | |||
{{Infobox U.S. County | {{Infobox U.S. County | ||
| county = Polk County | | county = Polk County | ||
| Line 15: | Line 19: | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | [http://www.polknc.org/ Polk County Courthouse]<br>P O Box 308<br>Columbus, NC 28722<br>Phone: 828-894-8450<br><br>Clerk superior Court has divorce records from1932<br>probate and court records from from 1872<br>Register of Deeds has marriage and land records <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Polk County, North Carolina. Page 512 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | + | [http://www.polknc.org/ Polk County Courthouse]<br>P O Box 308<br>Columbus, NC 28722<br>Phone: 828-894-8450<br><br>Clerk superior Court has divorce records from1932<br>probate and court records from from 1872<br>Register of Deeds has marriage and land records <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Polk County, North Carolina. Page 512 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
== History == | == History == | ||
| Line 72: | Line 76: | ||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
| − | ==== Probate ==== | + | ==== Probate ==== |
*'''1855-1921''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books 1 to 2 (1855-1921)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free. | *'''1855-1921''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books 1 to 2 (1855-1921)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free. | ||
| Line 93: | Line 97: | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
| − | <references />{{North Carolina|North Carolina}} | + | <references />{{North Carolina|North Carolina}} {{North Carolina-stub}} |
| − | {{North Carolina-stub}} | + | |
[[Category:Polk_County,_North_Carolina]] | [[Category:Polk_County,_North_Carolina]] | ||
Revision as of 22:23, 21 November 2012
United States 
North Carolina Pasquotank County
| Polk County, North Carolina | |||||||||
| Map | |||||||||
 Location in the state of North Carolina | |||||||||
 Location of North Carolina in the U.S. | |||||||||
| Facts | |||||||||
| Founded | 1855 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Seat | Columbus | ||||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||||
| |||||||||
United States North Carolina Polk County
Contents |
County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse
P O Box 308
Columbus, NC 28722
Phone: 828-894-8450
Clerk superior Court has divorce records from1932
probate and court records from from 1872
Register of Deeds has marriage and land records [1]
History
Parent County
1855--Polk County was from Henderson and Rutherford Counties.
County seat: Columbus [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Polk County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Polk County for European settlers included:[3]
- Old Cherokee Path pre-historic
- Catawba Trail pre-historic
- Old South Carolina State Road 1747
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
- 1855-1921 - Will Books 1 to 2 (1855-1921) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
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.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Polk County, North Carolina. Page 512 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.
 |
This North Carolina-related article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. While this page is under construction, may we suggest Cyndi's List. |
New to the Research Wiki?
In the FamilySearch Research Wiki, you can learn how to do genealogical research or share your knowledge with others.
Learn More