Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Polk County, Minnesota.

Official Website

The county was created on July 20, 1858, but did not organize it at that time. It was named for the 11th president of the United States, James Knox Polk, who signed the Congressional Act that organized the Minnesota Territory and was organized in 1872 and 1873

Adjacent Counties

• Marshall County
• Grand Forks County, North Dakota
• Traill County, North Dakota
• Clearwater County
• Mahnomen County
• Norman County
• Pennington County
• Red Lake County

Cities

• Beltrami
• Climax
• Crookston (County Seat)
• East Grand Forks
• Erskine
• Fertile
• Fisher
• Fosston
• Gully
• Lengby
• McIntosh
• Mentor
• Nielsville
• Trail
• Winger

For a complete list of Other Townships & Communities, please see Wikipedia.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Minnesota

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Rydell National Wildlife Refuge

MN Gen Web

Polk County Historical Society

RAOGK

Roots Web