Polk County, Minnesota

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Location: Polk County, Minnesota
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Contents 1 Polk County, Minnesota 2 Maps and Boundaries 3 Communities 3.1 Cities 3.2 Townships 4 Records and Resources 5 Sources

Polk County, Minnesota

Welcome to the Polk County, Minnesota project page!

Polk county was named after the country's 11th president, James K. Polk, who on March 3, 1849, signed the Congressional act organizing the Minnesota Territory. The county was formed on July 20, 1858 and formally organized in 1872-73.^[1]

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Maps and Boundaries

• Marshall County (north)
• Pennington County (northeast)
• Red Lake County (northeast)
• Clearwater County (east)
• Mahnomen County (southeast)
• Norman County (south)
• Traill County, North Dakota (southwest)
• Grand Forks County, North Dakota (west)

Communities

Cities

Beltrami

Climax

Crookston (county seat)

East Grand Forks

Erskine

Fertile

Fisher

Fosston

Gully

Lengby

McIntosh

Mentor

Nielsville

Trail

Winger

Townships

Andover Township

Angus Township

Badger Township

Belgium Township

Brandsvold Township

Brandt Township

Brislet Township

Bygland Township

Chester Township

Columbia Township

Crookston Township

Eden Township

Esther Township

Euclid Township

Fairfax Township

Fanny Township

Farley Township

Fisher Township

Garden Township

Garfield Township

Gentilly Township

Godfrey Township

Grand Forks Township

Grove Park-Tilden Township

Gully Township

Hammond Township

Helgeland Township

Higdem Township

Hill River Township

Hubbard Township

Huntsville Township

Johnson Township

Kertsonville Township

Keystone Township

King Township

Knute Township

Lessor Township

Liberty Township

Lowell Township

Nesbit Township

Northland Township

Onstad Township

Parnell Township

Queen Township

Reis Township

Rhinehart Township

Roome Township

Rosebud Township

Russia Township

Sandsville Township

Scandia Township

Sletten Township

Sullivan Township

Tabor Township

Tynsid Township

Vineland Township

Winger Township

Woodside Township

Records and Resources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polk_County,_Minnesota
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Minnesota#Polk_County
• https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Polk_County,_Minnesota_Genealogy
• http://umclibrary.crk.umn.edu/digitalprojects/polk/index.html
• https://www.mnhistoricnw.org/museums/county-museums/polk-county/

Sources

1. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 421.