Polk County, Iowa Genealogy

United States &gt; Iowa &gt; Polk County

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

Neighboring Counties
Boone | Dallas | Jasper | Madison | Marion | Story | Warren

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Des Moines

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&amp;pg=PA749&amp;dq=butler+co+iowa&amp;lr=&amp;as_brr=1&amp;client=firefox-a#PPR4,M1

Maps

 * View historic Polk County, Iowa maps in the David Rumsey Map Collection.

Web Sites
Family History Library Catalog