Polk County Genealogy
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Polk Countywide Sources
1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census World Vital Records
1790-1940 United States Federal Census Archives
1846 census of Louisa, Polk, and Wapello counties, Iowa Family History Library
1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Birth Certificates (order here) Archives
1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Death Certificates (order here) Archives
1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Marriage Certificates (order here) Archives
Annals of Polk County, Iowa, and city of Des Moines Family History Library
Armed Forces grave registration records, 1776-1998 Family History Library
Atlas and plat book of Polk County, Iowa : directory Family History Library
BillionGraves Cemetery Records Index Family Search
Birth records, 1880-1921; indexes, 1880-1885 Family History Library
Birth records, 1880-1933, delayed birth records, 1869-1993, 1869-1943 Family History Library
Cemetery records, Polk County, Iowa Family History Library
Centennial History of Polk County, Iowa World Vital Records
Centennial history of Polk County, Iowa
Civil War History and Rosters; Polk County, Iowa US Gen Web Archives
Coroner's docket, Polk County, Iowa, 1911-1925 Family History Library
Declarations of intent, May 1848-October 1889, Polk County, Iowa Family History Library
Deeds and mortgages, 1846-1910; indexes, 1848-1888 Family History Library
Federal Land Patents Bureau of Land Management
Find A Grave Gravestone, Tombstone, and Memorial Photo Collection World Vital Records
Grand Army Of The Republic 1898 US Gen Web Archives
Index to naturalization, 1852-1884 Family History Library
Inventory of the county archives of Iowa : no. 77 Polk County (Des Moines) Family History Library
Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 Family Search
Iowa Cemetery Records
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Family Search
Iowa Marriage Records 1834 - 1900 Archives
Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992 Family Search
Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900
Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935 Family Search
Iowa, northern Polk County obituaries Family History Library
Judgment docket, 1846-1862 Family History Library
Land atlas and plat book, Polk County, Iowa Family History Library
Land records and general indexes to town lots, Polk County, Iowa, 1847-1903 Family History Library
Marriage certificates, 1846-1849 Family History Library
Military discharge records, Polk County, Iowa, 1919-1977 Family History Library
Naturalization records, 1907-1927 Family History Library
Obituary cards, 1850-1991 Family History Library
Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, and reminiscences of early days Family History Library
Polk Co., Iowa burial records Family History Library
Polk County In The War (Civil) US Gen Web Archives
Polk County Iowa newspapers, the Daily Iowa Capital : index Family History Library
Polk County Iowa, 1907 township plat map index Family History Library
Polk County marriage records, Des Moines, Iowa, 25 Aug. 1855 - 14 Apr. 1861, 6 Apr. 1871 - 16 Feb. 1881 Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa 1856 state census : book 1, does not include Des Moines Twp. Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa census, 1885, Iowa Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa death index, 1880-1883 Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa directory Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa land ownership maps, 1872 and 1885 Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa marriage applications, 1886-1889 Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa marriage records, 1845-1926 Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa newspapers the Daily Iowa capital, 1897, index Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa newspapers, Des Moines Capital, 1918 & 1919 WW1 military lists Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa, Sunny Hill Cemetery, Grimes, Iowa : Webster, Twp., Dist. 8 Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa, census, 1925 state : excluding city of Des Moines Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa, newspapers : index to the Saturday Review, Des Moines, 1890-1897 Family History Library
Polk County, Iowa, probate records Family History Library
Portrait and biographical album of Polk Co., Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States and governors of the state Family History Library
Portrait and biographical album of Polk County, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches
Probate case files, 1895-1905 Family History Library
Probate case files, ca. 1847-1915 Family History Library
Probate deed record, vol. 1, 1872-1892, Index 1869-1901 Family History Library
Probate records, 1860-1886 ; index, 1847-1912 Family History Library
Probate records, 1866-1902 Family History Library
Register of deaths, 1880-1907 Family History Library
Sale book, 1874-1877, for District and Circuit courts Family History Library
The history of Polk County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens, was record of its volunteers in the late Rebellion... portraits of early settlers and prominent men,...history of Iowa, map of Polk County.. Family History Library
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 Family Search
Vital records from Polk County, Iowa newspapers, 1908-1967 Family History Library
WWII Polk Co., Iowa Honor Roll Dead and Missing US Gen Web Archives
Wills, 1850-1893 Family History Library
More Polk County records are available on the statewide page