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− | '' | + | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oregon|Oregon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Polk County'' |
− | + | Guide to '''Polk County Oregon genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | |
− | + | {{ORDC}} | |
− | ''' | + | {{Infobox U.S. County |
+ | | county = Polk County | ||
+ | | county_map = Oregon Polk County Map.png | ||
+ | | state = Oregon | ||
+ | | state_map = Oregon.png | ||
+ | | latd = | ||
+ | | longd = | ||
+ | | founded year = 1845 | ||
+ | | founded date = Decemeber 22 | ||
+ | | seat = Dallas | ||
+ | | building image = | ||
+ | | building address = Polk County Courthouse<br>850 Main Street Rm 201<br>Dallas, OR 97338<br>Phone: 503.623.9217<br>[http://www.co.polk.or.us/ '''Polk County Website'''] }} | ||
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− | + | === County Courthouse === | |
− | '' | + | County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Polk County, Oregon page 573, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
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− | + | [http://www.co.polk.or.us/clerk Clerk of Polk County] | |
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− | + | Dallas was formerly named Cynthian. | |
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− | + | === Quick Facts === | |
− | [[ | + | {{Wikipedia|Polk County, Oregon}} |
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+ | '''22 Decemeber 1845:''' Polk county was created from [[Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill]] County. Named James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States. <ref>{{WorldCat|50140092}} ▲ {{FHL|1049485|item}} ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)</ref> | ||
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+ | *[http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/county/cppolkdescrip.html County Records Inventory] listing the records held at the Polk County Court House as of August 2007. | ||
+ | *Record Loss: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''23 Dec 1847:''' [[Benton County, Oregon|Benton]] County set off. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''15 Dec 1853:''' [[Tillamook County, Oregon|Tillamook]] County set off. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''20 February 1893:''' [[Lincoln County, Oregon|Lincoln]] County set off. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Places / Localities == | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Populated Places === | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Cities ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Please do not format these pages unless you have contents to add to them. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Dallas, Oregon|Dallas]] | [[Falls City, Oregon|Falls City]] | [[Independence, Oregon|Independence]] | [[Monmouth, Oregon|Monmouth]] | [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] | [[Willamina, Oregon|Willamina]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Communities ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Please do not format these pages unless you have contents to add to them. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Airlie, Oregon|Airlie]] | [[Bethel, Polk County, Oregon|Bethel]] | [[Bridgeport, Polk County, Oregon|Bridgeport]] | [[Ellendale, Oregon|Ellendale]] | [[Eola, Oregon|Eola]] | [[Grand Ronde, Oregon|Grand Ronde]] | [[Pedee, Oregon|Pedee]] | [[Perrydale, Oregon|Perrydale]] | [[Rickreall, Oregon|Rickreall]] | [[Valsetz, Oregon|Valsetz]] | [[Zena, Oregon|Zena]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Indian Reservation ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Grand Ronde (Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community - specifically Chasta, Kalapuya, Molalla, Rogue River, Klickitat, Chinook, Tillamook, French-Canadian (Iroqouian). | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Neighboring Counties == | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Benton County, Oregon|Benton]] | [[Lincoln County, Oregon|Lincoln]] | [[Linn County, Oregon|Linn]] | [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion]] | [[Tillamook County, Oregon|Tillamook]] | [[Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Trivia Tidbits ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. [[Polk County, Oregon Trivia Tidbits|> Trivia Tidbits]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Resources == | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Biography === | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Trivia Tidbits, Polk County, Oregon|Trivia Tidbits:]] Little biographic bits associated with the names of non-population localities. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Cemeteries (Rural) === | ||
+ | |||
+ | *[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=83252 Zena Cemetery, Salem] BillionGraves | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Census === | ||
+ | |||
+ | *1849 Transcription and Index | ||
+ | *1856 Transcription and Index | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Church History and Records === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Court Records === | ||
+ | |||
+ | A wiki artaicle describing an online collection is found [[Oregon, Polk County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Oregon, Polk County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Gazetteers === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === History === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Land and Property === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wiki articles describing land records online are found at [[Oregon, Polk County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Oregon, Polk County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Maps === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Military History and Records === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Newspapers === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Probate Records === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Rivers and Waterways === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. [[Polk County, Oregon Rivers and Waterways|>> Rivers and Waterways]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Taxation === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Vital Records === | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Family History Library has copies of some county records as following: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Linn County records of deaths 1903-1915, 1915-1947 (the cover title of this one is "Register of Physicians, Midwives and Undertakers", death certificates 1903-1947, coroner's inquest 1909-1960, index 1909-1960. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Societies, Libraries and Museums == | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Family History Centers ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | ||
+ | *[[Monmouth Oregon Family History Center]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Websites === | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Websites == | ||
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+ | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~orpolk/ The Polk County GenWeb Project], part of [[ORGenWeb|The ORGenWeb Project]] | ||
+ | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/OR/Polk/ Linkpendium] | ||
+ | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/polk/polktoc.htm USGenWeb Archives] | ||
+ | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/polk/polktoc.htm USGenWeb Archives] backup site | ||
+ | *[[Oregon, Polk County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Oregon Polk County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
+ | *{{FHL|207207|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Polk County Oregon Genealogy References == | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{reflist}} {{Oregon}} {{Oregon-stub}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:09, 3 May 2013
United States Oregon
Polk County
Guide to Polk County Oregon genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Polk County, Oregon | |
Map | |
![]() Location in the state of Oregon | |
![]() Location of Oregon in the U.S. | |
Facts | |
Founded | Decemeber 22, 1845 |
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County Seat | Dallas |
Courthouse | |
Address | Polk County Courthouse 850 Main Street Rm 201 Dallas, OR 97338 Phone: 503.623.9217 Polk County Website |
Contents
County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records. [1]
Dallas was formerly named Cynthian.
Quick Facts
22 Decemeber 1845: Polk county was created from Yamhill County. Named James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States. [2]
- County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Polk County Court House as of August 2007.
- Record Loss:
Boundary Changes
23 Dec 1847: Benton County set off.
15 Dec 1853: Tillamook County set off.
20 February 1893: Lincoln County set off.
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Cities
Please do not format these pages unless you have contents to add to them.
Dallas | Falls City | Independence | Monmouth | Salem | Willamina
Communities
Please do not format these pages unless you have contents to add to them.
Airlie | Bethel | Bridgeport | Ellendale | Eola | Grand Ronde | Pedee | Perrydale | Rickreall | Valsetz | Zena
Indian Reservation
Grand Ronde (Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community - specifically Chasta, Kalapuya, Molalla, Rogue River, Klickitat, Chinook, Tillamook, French-Canadian (Iroqouian).
Neighboring Counties
Benton | Lincoln | Linn | Marion | Tillamook | Yamhill
Trivia Tidbits
Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. > Trivia Tidbits
Resources
Biography
Trivia Tidbits: Little biographic bits associated with the names of non-population localities.
Cemeteries (Rural)
- Zena Cemetery, Salem BillionGraves
Census
- 1849 Transcription and Index
- 1856 Transcription and Index
Church History and Records
Court Records
A wiki artaicle describing an online collection is found Oregon, Polk County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Gazetteers
History
Land and Property
Wiki articles describing land records online are found at Oregon, Polk County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records).
Maps
Military History and Records
Newspapers
Probate Records
Rivers and Waterways
Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. >> Rivers and Waterways
Taxation
Vital Records
The Family History Library has copies of some county records as following:
Linn County records of deaths 1903-1915, 1915-1947 (the cover title of this one is "Register of Physicians, Midwives and Undertakers", death certificates 1903-1947, coroner's inquest 1909-1960, index 1909-1960.
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Family History Centers
Websites
Websites
- The Polk County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
- Linkpendium
- USGenWeb Archives
- USGenWeb Archives backup site
- Oregon Polk County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog
Polk County Oregon Genealogy References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Polk County, Oregon page 573, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ WorldCat 50140092 ▲ FHL Collection Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)