Listed here are transcribed documents as well as additional resources and work by society members.
From Old Site:
Bradley County TN Tax List 1837-1839
Early Land Record Entries from the Ocoee District
From the ledger of Thomas Allen (Ducktown, 1900's)
Gossip from 1892!
History of Polk County by Marian Presswood
Index to Polk County Wills: 1894 - 1970
Military History: Polk County during World War II
Miscellaneous Individual Wills of Polk County
Obituaries from the Past
Polk County Bible Records
Polk County Death Certificates
Polk County Physicians (part 1)
Polk Folk The Snyder-Snider Family
Polk Folk in Texas (Parker County, Springtown)
Robert B. Barker Papers - Civil War Research
Surviving Servicemen and Widows, ect.
Recently Added:
Polk County Towns and Communities - A list of as many towns and communities as we could find that have existed in Polk County since it was formed in 1839.
Farming in Polk County - A list of some of Polk County's early farmers and other information about agrarians in the area.
Polk County Physicians (part 2) - A list of many past physicians who practiced in Polk County.
Excerpts from "A History of Polk County, Tennessee" by Roy G. Lillard, edited by Marian Presswood
*All of the following are copyrighted works used with the permission of the publisher.
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Historic Sites of Polk County
An Act to Establish the County of Polk (1839)
Population of Polk County from 1840 - 1990
Sheriffs of Polk County
from 1839 - Present