Polk County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Polk County

Guide to Polk County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse PO Box 268 Cedartown, GA 30125-0268 Phone: 770.749.2100 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior court has divorce, court and land records from 1852

Parent County
1851--Polk County was created 20 December 1851 from Paulding and Floyd Counties. County seat: Cedartown

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1864. During the American Civil War the courthouse at Cedartown was burned 1 or 2 November 1864 by the Union Army's Fifteenth and Seventeenth Corps. Most county records survived the war.

Neighboring Counties
Bartow • Cherokee County, Alabama • Cleburne County, Alabama • Floyd • Haralson • Paulding

Cemeteries

 * Northview Cemetery, Cedartown BillionGraves

LDS Ward and Branch Records

 * Polk

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (some War of 1812 Pension also given)


 * Carter, Larry D. 2012. Polk County, Georgia the first one-hundred years. [S.l.]: L.D. Carter. (page 227-328; 581-638)

Probate Records

 * Wills, 1848-1911 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A, 1848-1936 Georgia PioneersGeorgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers 1860-1893

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records
1828 - 1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $ 1699 - 1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1785 - 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808 - 1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1885-1886 - Marriages (from Newspapers)
 * 1852-1888 - Polk County Marriage Books A and B Index 1852-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1895 - Polk County Marriage Books C and D Index 1884-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891-1895 - Polk County Marriage Book D Index 1891-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records
1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1938 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Polk County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Polk County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers