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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Polk County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 17,544. Its county seat is Benton. The county was created on November 28, 1839, from parts of Bradley and McMinn counties, after final removal of most Cherokee from the region that year. The county was named after then-governor (and future president) James K. Polk. Polk County is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Area Statistical Area, which is also included in the Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton, TN–GA–AL Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1839 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1873 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1894 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1894 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1908 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 3,570
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| 1850 | 6,338
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| 1860 | 8,726
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| 1870 | 7,369
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| 1880 | 7,269
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| 1890 | 8,361
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| 1900 | 11,357
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| 1910 | 14,116
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| 1920 | 14,243
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| 1930 | 15,686
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| 1940 | 15,473
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| 1950 | 14,074
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| 1960 | 12,160
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| 1970 | 11,669
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| 1980 | 13,602
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| 1990 | 13,643
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Polk County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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