POLK COUNTY
OREGON
 

Polk County was created from the Yamhill District on December 22, 1845. The county was named after then President James Knox Polk.

 The first county seat was a settlement on the north side of Rickreall Creek named Cynthian (also known as Cynthia Ann). City officials later changed the name to Dallas after Vice President George M. Dallas. The first frame courthouse was built in 1851 in Cynthia Ann. The second courthouse was built in 1856; it burned in 1898 and was replaced with the present building, built with sandstone quarried 3 miles north of town.
 
 

Polk County Resources
Polk County Mailing List	Polk County Lookups	Polk County City Maps
Historical Brunk House	Oregon State Archives  Divorces 1854-1912, Probates 1847-1921, Women's Property Register 1859-1897	Polk County Inventory Oregon State Archives
Polk County Libraries & Genealogical Historical Societies	Butler Family Letters A collection of 70 original letters written by some of the pioneers who settled in Polk County to found Western Oregon University. Click on the words "Butler Family Letter s" at the top of the page to learn more.	Family Group Sheets Submit Family Group Sheets For your Polk Co. Ancestors
	Polk County Cemeteries

Census

1849 Census - Alphabetical Order

1849 Census  - Original Order

1850 Census

Polk County Mortality Schedules- - Mortality Schedules from the 1850,1860,1870, & the 1880 census.

Polk County Data

Polk County Death Certificates-Information copied from Death Certificates.

Pensioners 1883- Military pensioners in 1883

 
 Wagon Trains to Oregon  

Pacific Christian Messenger - Marriage, Births, & Deaths from July 16, 1880-Jan 7, 1881.

 Oregonian Weekly - Marriage and Death Announcements for March 19, 1859

Archived Polk County Queries                   Archived Polk County Queries Page One                                                      Page Two
                 
Polk County
Surnames

Polk County Message  Boards

Search and Post to Message Boards

Polk County Information

Personal Account of the Whitman Massacre - as written by Mary Marsh Carson who
                                                                             witnessed the massacre.

A Letter from Oregon - A letter written by Clarborne Campbell Walker from Polk County.

 
Towns of Polk County -  Towns past and present of Polk County.

Polk County Photos   Updated 5/29/02

Biographies

James Reed Syron - A Biography of James Reed Syron submitted by Lee Gentemann.

 William Duran Biography - A Biography of William Duran written by Richard Duran.

John Burden           

Polk County Biographies  -   39 biographies submitted by Lynn Mack

Polk County Links Polk County Historical Society
Churches of Christ & Christian Churches - Pioneer History of the Pacific Northwest  a list and a short history of the Churches of Christ in Polk County         Jefferson Institute   

Polk County Cooperative History Project

Polk County Place Names
 

GENWEB LINKS

ORGenWeb	Oregon Resources
USGenWeb	US Resources

WorldGenWeb

Polk County Archives

Oregon Archives

Oregon Pioneer Page

Surrounding Counties

Click on the name of the county to go there.
Use your browser's "BACK" button to return here.

 

Marion	Linn	Lincoln
Tillamook	Benton	Yamhill

The ORGenWeb/USGenWeb Project

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database Project. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.

At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. Now there is a web page for every county in the country.

I am  Kathy Todd the County Coordinator for Polk County. If you have information about the county you'd like to share with others, please contact me and I will  add you to to Lookups Page, or simply add your information to a Polk County page. If you have a website with Polk County families and would like me to place a link to it here, please write and let me know the URL. There are also two surname lists at this site.  The Gen Connect list and the one listed at the top of this page.

Please Note:  I cannot do lookups for you at the libraries.  I have a full time job and when I am not at work the libraries are closed.  I am very sorry about this but there are some resources available on the look up page.  You might also try posting a query to the mail list often there is someone there who will do lookups when they are at the library.

            This page was last updated onSaturday, 14-Jul-2007 20:54:57 MDT

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