Polk County Courthouse, Bolivar, Missouri
Polk County Topics of Interest
According to the 2000 census, Polk County has a population of 26,992 residents
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The 1870 and 1900 Census for Polk Co., MO, now online.
First you need to read the <instructions>
Polk County Topography and Migration
The Ozark Plateau is the states largest land region. Forested Hills and low mountains give it scenic beauty. The plateau rises 500 to 1,00 feet or more above sea level. The river valleys are about the only flat land in the Ozark Region. The plateau is one of the nation's major tourist areas because of it's many caves, large springs and lakes, and clear fast-flowing streams. The Springfield Plateau makes up much of the Ozark Plateau. Polk County sits on the Springfield Plateau. The Pomme De Terre River runs through the center of Polk County, with the South End of The Pomme De Terre Lake at the top of the county.
1930 Missouri Counties Plat Book Online - published by W.W. Hickson, and Co. in 1930 and held in the Special Collections Department of Ellis Library at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Towns (then and now) according to Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1889.
Aldrich, in
Madison Twp.;
Bolivar, the county seat is located at the county's
geographical center;
Brighton, located in Looney Twp. abt. 12 miles E of
Bolivar;
Cliquot (note the L),
Dunnegan (Dunnegan Springs), Campbell Twp.;
Eudora,
Fair Play, in N part of Madison Twp. abt 10 miles W of Bolivar;
Flemington,
Goodnight, Mooney Twp. 16 miles from Bolivar;
Goodson,
Graydon (Graydon Springs) Jackson Twp.;
Halfway, Benton Twp. abt 12 miles E of Bolivar;
Humansville, in Johnson Twp. abt 17 miles NW of Bolivar, named in honor of James
Human;
Huron,
Morrisville, Looney Twp. 10 miles S of Bolivar, founded in 1870 by Morris Mitchell;
Orleans, in Jackson Twp. abt. 12 miles SW of Bolivar;<<Read
the story
Pleasant Hope, Mooney Twp. is in the SE corner of the county, abt. 14 miles from
Bolivar;
Polktown (Polk post office) located in Greene Twp. abt. 12 miles NE of Bolivar;
Rondo, in Jefferson Twp. abt. 12 miles NE of Bolivar;
Sentinel Prairie, in Greene Twp. abt. 13 miles NE of Bolivar;
Shady Grove, Madison Twp. abt. 12 miles SW of Bolivar;
Sharon was located in Jackson Twp. near the southern county line, the post office
was known as Gulf;
Slagle, north part of Looney Twp. abt. 5 1/2 miles from Bolivar;
Wishart, (Frisco post office).
The
Polk County Genealogical Society
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Polk County Courthouse
102 E. Broadway
Bolivar, MO 65613
417-326-4031
Clerk Circuit Court, Room 14
Recorder of Deeds, Room 8
Bolivar, (417) 326-4924 or 326-4912.
Clerk County Commission, Polk County Courthouse, Room 11, Bolivar, (417) 326-4031.
For a list of available records either print or microfilm, see Bibliography (Near Top of this page).
Funeral Homes
PITTS FUNERAL HOME INC
316 E Broadway St.
Bolivar, 65613-1626
417-326-5211
BUTLER FUNERAL HOME
407 E Broadway St.
Bolivar, 65613-2018
417-326-5233
MURRAY FUNERAL HOMES
911 W. Broadway St., Bolivar, 65613,(417) 326-7900
220 N. Bolivar Rd, Humansville. 65674,(417) 754-2215
The
Polk County Library (formerly called Southwest Regional Library) has two
facilities. Humansville and Bolivar. Each is located in the central part of their
respective towns. The Bolivar facility has a wide variety of genealogical materials. All
of the newspapers listed here are available on microfilm. (These are copies of
extant newspapers).
The mailing address is 1690 W. Broadway (West Hwy 32), Bolivar, MO 65613
Phone: 417.326.4531
They do not do genealogy
research.....Closed Sunday;
Hours: 9-6 M-W-F; Evening Hours 9-9 on T-T; 9-4 Sat.
The Humansville branch of the Library has a collection of Obituaries from Humansville and Bolivar papers for the past 12 years. Ask for a surname search by using interlibrary loan request or write the library sending SASE with request.
The Southwest Baptist University
Library is open to the public. Though it should be noted that the SBU Library has very
little if any historical and genealogy related material.
The North Ward Museum
operated and maintained by the
Historical Society is open May through September. The archive room houses many early
county court records.
When the museum is open the hours are;
1 - 4 pm Mon. through Sat.
The phone number is: 417-326-6850.
The Historical Society of Polk County: PO Box 423, Bolivar MO 65613.
Books for Sale by the Historical Society of Polk County
Springfield-Greene County Main Library, 397 E. Central,
Springfield MO, The third floor, Shepard Room, is genealogy and local history.
Not a library but will add for good measure: The courthouse has never burned so all
records are available except what neglect and time have damaged and those that have been
given to the Historical society.. It is open M-F, 8 - 5.
State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia is the preeminent research facility for the study of the Show Me State's heritage.
The Ozarks Genealogical Society, Inc.
OGS Library
534 W. Catalpa
Springfield, MO 65807
Ozar'kn is a Quarterly publication of the Ozarks Genealogical Society, Inc.
Genealogy Column in the Springfield News-Leader
Check out the web site for the: Monday
edition of the
Springfield News-Leader,
http://www.news-leader.com/springfield/lifestyle/genealogy/index_new.shtml
includes Gloria Bogart Carter's genealogy
column, which accepts queries, no charge.
To place a query in the column, send it to Gloria with your snail mail
address; your email address and/or telephone number can be included at your
discretion.
Gloria Bogart Carter
733 S. Farm Road 89
Springfield, MO 65802-9525
417-869-7060
[email protected]
Polk County Historic Sites of Interest
Private web sites with Polk County connections
Descendants of Peter Price (1780)
Descendants of Peter Price (1826)
Polk County Missionary Baptist
Association Obituary Index
Polk County Pension List January
1883
Autograph Book from Morrisville
Academy
Polk County School
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web site's 
Moore Cemetery, Huron, Polk County
Richardson Cemetery #1, Johnson Twp.
Shady Grove Cemetery, #1 Union Twp., Aldrich <Partial list> <Some Pictures>
Shady Grove Cemetery, #2 Johnson Twp., Humansville
Trimble Cemetery - SW of Fair Play
Some Polk County restaurants and
motels
About the
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Polk County Links
Polk County Genealogical Society
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THE BOLIVAR HERALD-FREE PRESS
Bolivar High School
Alumni/Faculty Directory
Fair Play High
Alumni/Faculty Directory
Marion C. Early
High, Morrisville Alumni/Faculty Directory
Halfway Secondary
Alumni/Faculty Directory
Humansville High
Alumni/Faculty Directory
Pleasant Hope High
Alumni/Faculty Directory
MOGenWeb Links
Return
to Missouri Genealogy MOGenWeb Page
The
Missouri Tombstone Transcription Project
The Missouri Census
Transcription Project
Visit The Missouri Archives
/ Polk County Records in the Missouri Archives
--Polk County Birth Register and Resister of Stillbirths + Other
Records
1900 Polk County Census
Images
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GENDEX: The
WWW Genealogy Index (Gene Stark)
Genealogists' Index to the World
Wide Web (John Rigdon)
Geographic Names Information System
(GNIS)
MOGenWeb Project 
USGenWeb Project
WorldGenWeb Project
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