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

Official Website

The county was created in 1853 and was named for President James K. Polk, 11th president of the United States.

Adjacent Counties

• Burnett County
• Barron County
• Dunn County
• St. Croix County
• Chisago County, Minnesota
• Washington County, Minnesota

Cities & Villages

• Amery
• Balsam Lake (County Seat)
• Centuria
• Clayton
• Clear Lake
• Dresser
• Frederic
• Luck
• Milltown
• Osceola
• St. Croix Falls
• Turtle Lake (part)

Other Towns & Communities

Alden | Apple River | Atlas | Beaver | Black Brook | Bone Lake | Bunyan | Clam Falls | Cushing | Deronda | East Farmington | Eureka | Eureka Center | Farmington | Fox Creek | Garfield | Georgetown | Horse Creek | Indian Creek | Joel | Johnstown | Laketown | Lamar | Lewis | Lincoln | Little Falls | Lorain | Lykens | McKinley | Nye | Pole Cat Crossing (part) | Range | Richardson | Sand Lake | Sterling | Ubet | Wanderoos | West Denmark | West Sweden | Wolf Creek

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

St. Croix National Scenic Riverway (part)

Roots Web

Genealogy Trails

Polk County Historical Society & Museum

RAOGK

Swedish Ancestry in Polk County

Forebears.io