Polk County NE Genealogy

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Polk County Records by City/Town

Osceola Genealogy (60)
Polk Genealogy (35)


Shelby Genealogy (35)
Stromsburg Genealogy (59)


Overview of Polk County Records

  • Polk County was created in 1856 from York County and unorganized territory.
  • Birth and death records from 1904 to the present, and marriage from 1909 to the present, can be obtained from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
  • The Polk County Clerk has burial and cemetery records starting in 1975, land records starting in 1870, marriage records starting in 1871, and school census records from 1886 to 1993.
  • The Polk County District Court has court records starting in 1870, divorce records, and naturalization records.
  • The Polk County Court has probate records starting in 1870.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.