Polk County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Polk County

Guide to Polk County Minnesota genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Administrator has birth, death, probate and court records from 1875. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County
1858--Polk County was created 20 July 1858 from Pembina (Old) County. County seat: Crookston

Neighboring Counties

 * Clearwater
 * Grand Forks County, North Dakota
 * Mahnomen
 * Marshall
 * Norman
 * Pennington
 * Red Lake
 * Traill County, North Dakota
 * Walsh County, North Dakota

Lutheran

 * Records of the Elk Valley Lutheran Church, Grand Forks, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * McCall, T. M. Centennial History of Polk County. Crookston, MN: McGarry Printing Co., 1961. Print.

Societies and Libraries

 * Polk Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Polk County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)