POLK COUNTY

Established in 1847 from Henderson and Rutherford counties; act repealed in 1848.
Reestablished in 1855.

                                ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
	Apprentice Bonds, 1877-1912; 2 volumes.
	Officials' Bonds, 1865-1866; Record of Deeds, 1862, 1865-1867; 1 volume	
		Record of Officials' Bonds, 1870-1928; 1 volume.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1847-1848, 1855-1868; 2 volumes.
		Execution Docket, 1855-1868; 1 volume.
		State Docket, 1855-1868; 1 volume.
		Trial and Appearance Docket, 1855-1868; 1 volume.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1855-1942; 9 volumes. SEE ALSO Guardians' Accounts,
			Rutherford County.
		Equity Execution Docket, 1858-1868; 1 volume.
		Equity Trial and Appearance Docket, 1848, 1856-1868; 1 volume.
		Appearance Docket, 1856-1869; 1 volume.
		Execution Dockets, 1855-1917; 5 volumes.
		State Docket, 1855-1868; 1 volume.
		Criminal Issues Dockets, 1869-1919; 4 volumes.
		Trial Docket, 1855-1868, 1870; 1 volume.
		Civil Issues Dockets, 1869-1937; 3 volumes.
		Civil Action Papers, 1852-1909; 7 Fibredex boxes.
		Civil Action Papers Concerning County Officials, 1870-1908;
			1 Fibredex box.
		Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1853-1917; 5 Fibredex boxes.
		Criminal Action Papers, 1854-1911; 21 Fibredex boxes.
LAND RECORDS
	Record of Deeds, 1862-1867; 1 volume.  SEE ALSO Official Bonds.
	Deeds, 1830-1925; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	General Index to Deeds, 1855-1900; 1 volume.
	Ejectments, 1854-1897; 1 Fibredex box.
	Land Entries, 1870-1950; 1 volume.
	Levies on Land for Taxes, 1887-1894; 1 volume.
	Record of Probate, 1855-1902; 3 volumes.
	Record of Sale and Resale of Land, 1923-1936; 1 volume.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Accounts, 1869-1947; 5 volumes.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1876-1911; 1 volume.
	Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Masters, 1869-
		1918; 1 volume.
	Cross Index to Executors and Administrators, 1869-1939; 1 volume.
	Estates Records, 1851-1913; 17 Fibredex boxes.
	Guardians' Records, 1852-1915; 1 Fibredex box.
	Guardians' Bonds, 1872-1911; 1 volume.
	Cross Index to Guardians, 1869-1939; 1 volume.
	Record of Amounts Paid to Indigent Children, 1913-1948; 1 volume.
	Record of Settlements, 1869-1936; 2 volumes.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Bonds, 1855-1868; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Marriage Register, 1867-1909; 1 volume.
	Divorce Records, 1856-1909; 1 Fibredex box.
	Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1942-1968; 1 volume.
WILLS
	Record of Wills, 1855-1867; 1 volume.
	Wills, 1855-1968; 25 Fibredex boxes.
	Cross Index to Wills, 1855-1939; 1 volume.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Alien Registration, 1927, 1940, 1948; 1 volume.
	Declaration of Intent (to Become a Citizen), 1912; 1 volume.
	Record of County Accounts and Claims Allowed, 1857-1896; 1 volume.
	Record of Elections, 1878-1950; 5 volumes.
	Permanent Registration of Voters, 1902-1908; 1 volume.
	List of Justices of the Peace, 1888-1890; 1 volume.
	Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1872-1902; 1 volume.
	Record of Lunacy, 1907-1945; 1 volume.
	Clerk's Minute Dockets (Special Proceedings), 1878-1931, 1947; 5 volumes.
	Orders and Decrees, 1931-1949; 1 volume.
	Record of Pensions, 1911-1913; 1 volume.
	Railroad Records, 1872-1909; 1 Fibredex box.
	Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1861-1864; 1 volume.
	Miscellaneous Records, 1856-1921; 4 Fibredex boxes.
	Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1855-1909; 1 Fibredex box.

                              MICROFILM RECORDS

BONDS
	Apprentice Bonds, 1877-1912; 1 reel.
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
	Record of Corporations, 1884-1969; 1 reel.
	Record of Partnerships and Assumed Names, 1945-1969; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1847-1848, 1855-1868; 1 reel.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1847-1848, 1855-1958; 5 reels.
		General Index to Civil Minutes, 1855-1968; 1 reel.
		General Index to Criminal Minutes, 1855-1968; 1 reel.
ELECTION RECORDS
	Record of Elections, 1878-1950; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Accounts, 1869-1966; 4 reels.
	Administrators' Bonds, 1876-1911; 1 reel.
	Appointment of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1869-1918; 1 reel.
	Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1911-1939; 1 reel.
	Record of Administrators, 1923-1968; 2 reels.
	Record of Executors, 1939-1968; 1 reel.
	Guardians' Bonds, 1872-1911; 1 reel.
	Record of Guardians, 1928-1968; 1 reel.
	Record of Amounts Paid for Indigent Children, 1913-1948; 1 reel.
	Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1968; 1 reel.
	Record of Settlements, 1870-1968; 3 reels.
	Trust Fund Record, 1931-1935; 1 reel.
	Index to Annual Accounts and Final Settlements, 1869-1968; 1 reel.
	Index to Estates, 1868-1969; 1 reel.
	Index to Estates, Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1868-1968; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
	Record of Deeds, 1848-1967; 29 reels.
	Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1855-1969; 2 reels.
	Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1855-1969; 2 reels.
	Land Entries, 1870-1950; 1 reel.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Bonds, 1855-1868; 1 reel.
	Marriage Licenses, 1868-1969; 2 reels.
	Marriage Registers, 1866-1969; 1 reel.
	Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1942-1968; 1 reel.
	Index to Vital Statistics, 1913-1976; 1 reel.
	Index to Delayed Births, 1868-1994; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
	Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1969; 2 reels.
	Record of Soldiers in World War I, 1917-1919; 1 reel.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Orders and Decrees, 1931-1949; 1 reel.
	Special Proceedings, 1878-1966; 5 reels.
	Index to Special Proceedings, 1878-1968; 1 reel.
	Appointment of Receivers, 1927-1959; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
	Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1871-1963; 4 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
	Minutes, County Board of Education, 1936-1969; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
	Tax Scrolls, 1945; 1 reel.
WILLS
	Record of Wills, 1855-1968; 5 reels.
	Index to Wills, 1855-1968; 1 reel.



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