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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Polk_County,_Tennessee|Polk County]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Polk_County,_Tennessee|Polk County]]'' | ||
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East Tennessee county. Established 1839. | East Tennessee county. Established 1839. | ||
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Polk County's civil records start the following years:<ref>''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/guide-to-public-vital-statistics-in-tennessee/oclc Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee]''. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey (W.P.A.), 1941; [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/earlyrecords.htm "Earliest County Records,"] Tennessee State Library and Archives.</ref> | Polk County's civil records start the following years:<ref>''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/guide-to-public-vital-statistics-in-tennessee/oclc Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee]''. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey (W.P.A.), 1941; [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/earlyrecords.htm "Earliest County Records,"] Tennessee State Library and Archives.</ref> | ||
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Polk_County,_Tennessee#Vital_Records Birth]''' | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Polk_County,_Tennessee#Vital_Records Birth]''' | ||
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[[Image:{{TNPolkcourthouse}}]]'''Polk County Courthouse<br>'''6239 Highway 411<br>Benton, TN 37307<br>Phone: 1-423-338-4522 | [[Image:{{TNPolkcourthouse}}]]'''Polk County Courthouse<br>'''6239 Highway 411<br>Benton, TN 37307<br>Phone: 1-423-338-4522 | ||
<br> [http://www.polkgovernment.com/polk-county-clerk '''Polk County Clerk''']'''<br>'''Marriage and probate records<br>P.O. Box 158<br>6239 Hwy 411, #102<br>Benton, TN 37307<br>Phone: 1-423-338-4526 | <br>[http://www.polkgovernment.com/polk-county-clerk '''Polk County Clerk''']'''<br>'''Marriage and probate records<br>P.O. Box 158<br>6239 Hwy 411, #102<br>Benton, TN 37307<br>Phone: 1-423-338-4526 | ||
[http://www.polkgovernment.com/register-of-deeds '''Polk County Register of Deeds''']'''<br>'''Land records<br>P.O. Box 293<br>6239 Hwy 411<br>Benton, TN 37307<br>Phone: 1-423-338-3100 | [http://www.polkgovernment.com/register-of-deeds '''Polk County Register of Deeds''']'''<br>'''Land records<br>P.O. Box 293<br>6239 Hwy 411<br>Benton, TN 37307<br>Phone: 1-423-338-3100 | ||
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==== Populated Places ==== | ==== Populated Places ==== | ||
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==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
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{{RAOGKcemetery}} Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. | {{RAOGKcemetery}} Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. | ||
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave. | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave. | ||
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*If the records you need are not through the Family History Library, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived. Two sites that give information about churches in Polk County are: | *If the records you need are not through the Family History Library, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived. Two sites that give information about churches in Polk County are: | ||
:- [http://www.yellowbook.com/yellow-pages/?what=churches&where=bedford+county%2C+tn List of Polk County churches] with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)<br> | :- [http://www.yellowbook.com/yellow-pages/?what=churches&where=bedford+county%2C+tn List of Polk County churches] with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)<br> | ||
:- [http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,church,scfips,47003.cfm List of Polk County churches] (TN HomeTownLocator) | :- [http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,church,scfips,47003.cfm List of Polk County churches] (TN HomeTownLocator) | ||