Polk County GA Genealogy

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Overview of Polk County Records

• Polk County was created in 1851 from Paulding and Floyd counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1919 and later can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
• The Polk County Probate Court has birth records starting in 1919, marriage records starting in 1852, death records starting in 1919, and probate records starting in 1852.
• The Polk County Clerk Superior Court has divorce records, court records starting in 1852, and land records starting in 1852.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.