Polk County, Florida:
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Projects

• Polk County  My Personal Project     (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Polk County GenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Polk County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Polk County, Florida      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Polk County, Florida      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties (10)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Bio's of Polk County      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• History of Polk County Florida, narrative and biographical      (Source: USF Libraries Digital Collections)
• Past Presidents of Florida Southern College 
• Polk Co, Florida, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Polk County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Polk County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries

• Auburndale Cemeteries 
• Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church & Graveyard      (Source: Cracker Barrel)
• Billion Graves for Polk County, Florida      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Polk County      (Source: Interment.net)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• Polk County      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Polk County  Florida Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Polk County Cemetery Index      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Polk County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)

Census Records and Indexes (21)

Church Records

• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Lakeland and Polk City, Florida     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• General index to chancery docket, 1897-1926  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Minutes, 1893-1916; index to judgements, 1893-1922      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Polk Counties Uniformed Service People Index      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Polk County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Public Records Online  Polk County Clerk of Courts & County Comptroller

Directories

• Bartow City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lakeland City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Enslaved people, enslavers, and slavery in general - information

• Polk County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)

Estate Records

• Florida Probate Records  1784-1990     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Florida Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950  includes Polk County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• Lakeland, Florida      (Source: Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life)

History (54)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Florida locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Polk County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Polk County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Polk County Deeds and Indexes  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Polk County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Osceola, Polk Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (15)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• FLPOLK Polk County genealogy

  • FLPOLK Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (13)

Military Records and Histories

• Arbuckle, Fort, FL  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Cummings, Fort, FL  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Davenport, Fort, FL  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Frazer, Fort, FL  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Polk County, Florida     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Meade, Fort, FL  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• Civil War

  • Confederate Pension Application Files Index      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)

• Korean War

  • Korean War Casualties      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (A - D)      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (E - K)      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (L - R)      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (S - Z)      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Polk County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Classic Buildings of Polk County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• County Voter Registration Records  1867-1905     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Polk County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Who are the Cattle Kings? 

Newspaper Records

• Bartow Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• Chronicling America  Polk County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Lakeland Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• The Lakeland evening telegram      (Source: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers)
• The Lakeland evening telegram      (Source: U.S. Caribbean & Florida Digital Newspaper Project)
• Lakeland Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• Lakeland Ledger  Jan 11, 1928 - Dec 31, 2007     (Source: Google News Archive)
• Polk County newspapers      (Source: Florida Digital Newspaper Library)
• Search Lakeland Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (25)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (27)

School Records and Histories (12)

Societies

• The Annie H. Darracott Chapter #791  Lakeland     (Source: United Daughters of the Confederacy)
• Fort Meade FL Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• Imperial Polk Genealogical Society 
• Lake Wales Florida Chapter      (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Lakeland Chapter      (Source: National Society Sons of the American Revolution)
• Polk County Historical Association 
• Ponce de Leon Chapter  Winter Haven     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (172)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Polk County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Lakeland Municipal Airport / Lodwick Field  Lakeland, Florida     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Polk County, Florida     (Source: Google Patents)
• Terrace Hotel  Lakeland, Florida     (Source: Historic Hotels of America)

Vital Records

• Florida County Marriages, 1823-1982  includes Polk County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Florida Marriages, 1830-1993  includes Polk County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Polk County Florida Marriage Book  1862-1881     (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
• Polk County Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Polk County Marriages  1862-1881
• Polk County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Polk County, Florida     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Wiki

• Polk County, Florida Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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