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POLK COUNTY

County History: Formed in 1855 from Henderson and Rutherford Counties.  Named for Colonel William Polk, Revolutionary War officer.

Population:
(U.S. Census)
1900 7,004
1920 8,832
1940 11,874
1960 11,395
1980 12,984
2000 18,324
Description:
Bibliography:
[Indexes for G.P. Stout's historical maps of Western North C : , , ASU   2000
Polk County, North Carolina, history compiled and edited by the Polk County Historical Associatio : , , ASU   1999
Polk County, North Carolina, estates records, 1851-1913 [compiled by] Mrs. Robert T. Allen : , , ASU   c1997
Index to special proceedings, 1968-1994 [microform] : , , ASU   1996?
Index to real estate conveyances, grantee [microform] : , , ASU   1996?
Index to real estate conveyances, grantor [microform] : , , ASU   1996?
Index to miscellaneous, 1968-1994 [microform] : , , ASU   1994?
Index to devisees, 1970-1994 [microform] : , , ASU   1994
Index to estates, 1968-1994 [microform] : , , ASU   1994
Index to plats, 1921-1994 [microform] : , , ASU   1994
Index to civil actions, 1968-1989 [microform] : , , ASU   1990?
Index to judgments, liens and lis pendens, 1968-1989 [microform] : , , ASU   1990?
Index to criminal actions, 1968-1984 [microform] : , , ASU   1985?
Polk County, N.C. 1982 roads drawn by G.P. Stout : , , ASU   1982?
Index to special proceedings, plaintiff, 1878-1968 [microform] : , , ASU   1969?
Index to special proceedings, defendant, 1878-1968 [microform] : , , ASU   1969?
Miscellaneous index to civil, criminal, papers, estates, pro [microform] : , , ASU   1969?
Index to annual accounts and final settlements, 1868-1968 [microform] : , , ASU   1968?
Index to estates administrators, executors and guardians, et [microform] : , , ASU   1968?
Index to wills devisor and devisee, 1855-1968 [microform] : : , , ASU   1968?
North Carolina county records : core collection. [microform] : , WCU    
Speculation Lands Collection (1752-1930) [electronic resource] : WEB ACCESS, UNCA, UNCA WEB ACCESS, ASU, ASU WEB ACCESS, , WCU, WCU WEB ACCESS,    
Record of deeds 1848-[ongoing] [microform] : , , ASU    
Deeds of trust 1935-1969 [microform] : , , ASU    
Minutes, Superior Court 1847-1968 [microform] : , , ASU    
Minutes, County Court 1847-1848, 1855-1868 [microform] : , , ASU    
General index to civil minutes, plaintiff [microform] : , , ASU    
General index to civil minutes, defendant [microform] : , , ASU    
General index to criminal minutes, defendant : , , ASU    
Judgment docket, Superior Court, Civil 1926-1968 [microform] : , , ASU    
Judgment docket, criminal 1926-1968 [microform] : , , ASU    
Index to judgments liens lis pendens, defendants, 1926-1968 [microform] : : , , ASU    
Index to judgments liens lis pendens, plaintiff, 1926-1968 [microform] : : , , ASU    
Judgment docket, Superior Court, tax suits 1931-1934 [microform] : , , ASU    
Land entries 1870-1950 [microform] : , , ASU    
Right of way plans 1968-1969 [microform] : , , ASU    
Miscellaneous contracts 1935-1943 [microform] : , , ASU    
Levies on land 1887-1894 [microform] : , , ASU    
Federal tax lien index [microform] : , , ASU    
Record of mortgage sales 1923-1936 [microform] : , , ASU    
Record of taxes for mortgages 1928-1932 [microform] : , , ASU    
Record of deeds right of way 1940-1955 [microform] : : , , ASU    
Record of accounts 1869-1966 [microform] : , , ASU    
App of admins, exec, and guardians 1869-1918 [microform] : , , ASU    
Administrators bonds 1876-1911 [microform] : , , ASU    
Record of executors, administrators and guardians 1911-1939 [microform] : , , ASU    
Record of administrators 1923-1968 [microform] : , , ASU    
Record of amounts paid for indigent children 1913-1948 [microform] : , , ASU    
Record of settlements 1870-1920 [microform] : , , ASU    
Inheritance tax record 1923-1968 [microform] : , , ASU    
[Indexes for G.P. Stout's historical maps of Western North C : , , ASU   2000
Polk County, North Carolina, history compiled and edited by the Polk County Historical Associatio : , , ASU   1999
Polk County, North Carolina, estates records, 1851-1913 [compiled by] Mrs. Robert T. Allen : , , ASU   c1997
Index to special proceedings, 1968-1994 [microform] : , , ASU   1996?
Index to real estate conveyances, grantee [microform] : , , ASU   1996?
Index to real estate conveyances, grantor [microform] : , , ASU   1996?
Index to miscellaneous, 1968-1994 [microform] : , , ASU   1994?
Index to devisees, 1970-1994 [microform] : , , ASU   1994
Index to estates, 1968-1994 [microform] : , , ASU   1994
Index to plats, 1921-1994 [microform] : , , ASU   1994
Index to civil actions, 1968-1989 [microform] : , , ASU   1990?
Index to judgments, liens and lis pendens, 1968-1989 [microform] : , , ASU   1990?
Index to criminal actions, 1968-1984 [microform] : , , ASU   1985?
Polk County, N.C. 1982 roads drawn by G.P. Stout : , , ASU   1982?
Index to special proceedings, plaintiff, 1878-1968 [microform] : , , ASU   1969?
Index to special proceedings, defendant, 1878-1968 [microform] : , , ASU   1969?
Miscellaneous index to civil, criminal, papers, estates, pro [microform] : , , ASU   1969?
Index to annual accounts and final settlements, 1868-1968 [microform] : , , ASU   1968?
Index to estates administrators, executors and guardians, et [microform] : , , ASU   1968?
Index to wills devisor and devisee, 1855-1968 [microform] : : , , ASU   1968?
North Carolina county records : core collection. [microform] : , WCU    
Speculation Lands Collection (1752-1930) [electronic resource] : WEB ACCESS, UNCA, UNCA WEB ACCESS, ASU, ASU WEB ACCESS, , WCU, WCU WEB ACCESS,    
Record of deeds 1848-[ongoing] [microform] : , , ASU    
Deeds of trust 1935-1969 [microform] : , , ASU    
Minutes, Superior Court 1847-1968 [microform] : , , ASU    
Minutes, County Court 1847-1848, 1855-1868 [microform] : , , ASU    
General index to civil minutes, plaintiff [microform] : , , ASU    
General index to civil minutes, defendant [microform] : , , ASU    
General index to criminal minutes, defendant : , , ASU    
Judgment docket, Superior Court, Civil 1926-1968 [microform] : , , ASU    
Judgment docket, criminal 1926-1968 [microform] : , , ASU    
Index to judgments liens lis pendens, defendants, 1926-1968 [microform] : : , , ASU    

 
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