Welcome to Polk County, Nebraska

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Polk County is the fourth county west of the Missour River. It was originally attached
to Butler County but by act of Legislature, it was included in its present bouondaries.
By order of his Excellency, David Butler, Governor of Nebraska, a special election was
ordered to be held in Polk County on August 6, 1870, for the purpose of electing all necessary
county officials. The center of population of Nebraska is located in Polk County, in the
village of Shelby. The county seat is Osceola

We regret that we are unable to perform personal research.

This county website is available for adoption.

If you can make a basic webpage and have a desire to transcribe
data for this county, we're looking for hosts. View our
Volunteer Information Page and contact Kim.

There are state and county sites that are up for adoption.
If you would like to become a volunteer host for any of
the sites available, contact Kim.

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If you have any family history data such as obits, births, marriages, etc.
pertaining to Polk County and would like to have
it posted to this site, please contact us.

All material posted to this site, unless otherwise credited,
has been transcribed and contributed by:  Frances Cooley

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Last updated  - June 21, 2024

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