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Polk County, Minnesota, United States

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Details for Polk County

NamePolk County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Minnesota, United States
County SeatCrookston
Coordinates
Latitude 47.7505268 47° 45' 01.9" N
Longitude -96.5836760 96° 35' 01.2" W
Population32,498
Elevation271 m
Surrounding CountiesMarshall N
Pennington NE
Red Lake E
Clearwater E
Mahnomen SE
Norman S
Traill (North Dakota) SW
Grand Forks (North Dakota) W
Walsh (North Dakota) NW
USGS GNIS FeatureID659505
Histopolis Place ID702642570
Updated Apr 16, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Polk County

10 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Cemeteries in or near Polk County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=21376&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (31 Jan 2009)

Polk County, Minnesota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polk_County,_Minnesota (28 Jul 2010)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1369 (3 Sep 2009)

Polk County Minnesota Cemetery Records [Interment.net]
Cemetery records of Polk County, Minnesota
http://www.interment.net/us/mn/polk.htm (16 May 2010)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Minnesota > Polk County > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Minnesota > Polk County > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MN/Polk/cem/ (24 Dec 2006)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Minnesota > Polk County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Minnesota > Polk County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MN/Polk/ (28 Dec 2009)

The Political Graveyard: Polk County, Minn. [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/PO.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Polk County [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/polk/polk.html (24 Jan 2010)

cemeteries [rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnpolk]
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnpolk/cemeteries.htm (22 Mar 2009)

Polk County, Minnesota MN, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Polk County, Minnesota MN, county profile, with sections on demographics, cemeteries, the economy, government, history and politics.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21376 (16 Nov 2008)
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Surveys in Polk County

1 Survey, 11 Ranges, 60 Townships

The Fifth Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Polk County. You can navigate to any of the 60 survey townships that overlap Polk County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships and Cities of Polk County

60 Townships, 15 Cities (Township is assumed unless noted)
AndoverAngusBadgerBelgium
Beltrami (city)BrandsvoldBrandtBrislet
ByglandChesterClimax (city)Columbia
CrookstonCrookston (city)East Grand Forks (city)Eden
Erskine (city)EstherEuclidFairfax
FannyFarleyFertile (city)Fisher
Fisher (city)Fosston (city)GardenGarfield
GentillyGodfreyGrand ForksGrove Park (historical township)
Grove Park-TildenGullyGully (city)Hammond
HelgelandHigdemHill RiverHubbard
HuntsvilleJohnsonKertsonvilleKeystone
KingKnuteLengby (city)Lessor
LibertyLowellMcIntosh (city)Mentor (city)
NesbitNielsville (city)NorthlandOnstad
ParnellQueenReisRhinehart
RoomeRosebudRussiaSandsville
ScandiaSlettenSullivanTabor
Tilden (historical township)Trail (city)TynsidVineland
WingerWinger (city)Woodside

Cities of Polk County

15 Cities, 43 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
AnglimAngusBartz Mobile Home ParkBeltrami (city)
BenoitBurwellByglandCarman Terrace
Climax (city)Climax Mobile Home ParkCountryside Mobile Home ParkCrookston (city)
Crookston JunctionDavidsonDice Trailer ParkDugdale
East Grand Forks (city)EldredErskine (city)Euclid
Fertile (city)Fisher (city)Forest Knolls EstatesFosston (city)
FreemanGentillyGile's Mobile Home ParkGirard
GreenviewGully (city)Gully Mobile Home ParkHagen's Mobile Home Park
HaroldHixonJohnson's Mobile Home ParkKey West
Lengby (city)MalloryMaple BayMcIntosh (city)
MelvinMentor (city)Nielsville (city)North Star Mobile Home Park
Noyes JunctionOlgaRiverview TerraceRoan
RossSherackShirleyTabor
Tilden JunctionTrail (city)Wanke (historical u.p.)West View Court
WildsWinger (city)

Cemeteries of Polk County

104 Cemeteries, 8 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
AndoverAsphultBaileyBardo
BergitBethanyBethany LutheranBethel (Russia Township)
Bethel (Sletten Township)Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchBroderheimBygland
Calvary (Crookston)Calvary (Winger Township)ConcordiaCross Lake
Cross LakeDovreElmErickson
Fairview (Knute Township)Fairview (Reis Township)FaithFirst English Lutheran
FisherFisher LutheranFreedomFroen Lutheran
GosenGreenwoodGullyHafslo
HannaHansvilleHitterdalHoly Trinity
Holy Trinity CatholicImmanuelKingoKongsvinger
LakesideLandstadLandsverkLima
Little NorwayLone StarMamreMaple Bay
Maple Bay Free LutheranMaple LakeMelo LutheranNesbit
New SwedenNyskogaOakdaleOakland (Columbia Township)
Oakland (Lessor Township)OlivetOur SaviorsPioneer (Bygland Township)
Pioneer (Knute Township)Pleasant HillPoplar LakePoplar River
Prairie ViewPresbyterianQueenQueen Township
Resthaven Memorial GardensRodnesRosehill (Grove Park-Tilden Township)Rosehill (Rosebud Township)
Saint Charles Borromeo CatholicSaint JohnsSaint JosephsSaint Lawrence
Saint LukesSaint PaulsSaint Paul'sSaint Peters
Salem (Eden Township)Salem (Knute Township)Sand ValleySaron Lutheran
ScandiaScott-WidrigSkatvoldSorum
South BethanySt. Charles Borromeo Catholic (*)St. Johns (*)St. Josephs (*)
St. Lawrence (*)St. Lukes (*)St. Pauls (*)St. Paul's (*)
St. Peters (*)StorelvedalenSundetSwedish
SynodTaborTrinityUnion
Union LakeValley LutheranVarnes LutheranVernes Lutheran
West ValleWingerZion (Eden Township)Zion (Hammond Township)

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