Welcome to Polk County ...

Time Zone: Polk County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Columbus is the Seat for Polk County.

Polk County was founded in 1855. Polk was created by taking area from Henderson and Rutherford Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Polk had a population of 20,724 people. This is an increase of 1.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,475 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Polk represented 0.21% of the total population of North Carolina.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to North Carolina
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  • Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/

• Websites specific to Polk County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Rutherford County
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  • Spartanburg County
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  • Greenville County
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  • Henderson County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Polk County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Polk County