Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Polk County, Iowa.

Official Website

The county was established in 1846 and was named for United States President James K. Polk, who served from 1845 to 1849.

Adjacent Counties

• Boone County
• Dallas County
• Madison County
• Warren County
• Story County
• Jasper County
• Marion County

Cities

• Alleman
• Altoona
• Ankeny
• Bondurant
• Carlisle
• Clive
• Des Moines (Capital City; County Seat)
• Elkhart
• Granger
• Grimes
• Johnston
• Mitchellville
• Norwalk
• Pleasant Hill
• Polk City
• Runnells
• Sheldahl
• Urbandale
• West Des Moines
• Windsor Heights

Townships & Communities

Allen | Avon | Beaver | Berwick \ Bloomfield | Camp | Clay | Crocker | Delaware \ Douglas | Enterprise | Farrar | Four Mile | Franklin | Herrold | Jefferson | Lee | Lincoln | Madison | Saylor | Saylorville | Union | Walnut | Washington | Webster

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Iowa

Links

Wikipedia

Roots Web

National Register of Historic Places

IA Gen Web

Genealogy Trails

USGW Archives

RAOGK

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