Polk County, Arkansas History and Genealogy

36 pages of Polk County, Arkansas history and genealogy including 31 family biographies plus 4 different historical maps featuring the locations of 32 Polk County communities

An informative and historical overview of Polk County, Arkansas including two separate books on one CD which include 4 historical maps (1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915); plus the full 1891 Southern Publishing Company "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Polk County, Arkansas" book including 31 family biographies. An important resource for the study and research of Polk County, Arkansas history and genealogy.

This fascinating and detailed CD contains ALL of the following material on two separate books, all on one CD:

Book One of two, all on one CD: Maps of Polk County, Arkansas
Included here are the West Central region of Arkansas sections of 4 different historical maps:
A. A rare 1855 map that shows the area of Polk County just eleven years after the formation of Polk County. Locations shown include: Cove * Gap Springs * Panther * Quito *

B. A map of 1895 Polk County showing the locations of 23 different settlements including all of the following: Acorn * Ascites * Big Fork * Board Camp * Bulger * Cove * Egger * Grab * Grannis * Hartley * Hatfield * Hatton * Howard * Janssen Sta. (or Vanderport) * Mena * Mountain Fork * Nichols * Potter * Quito * Rich Mountain * Rust * Shady * Wickes *

C. A map of 1898 Polk County showing the locations of 26 different settlements including all of the following: Acorn * Ascites * Bigfork * Board Camp * Bulger * Cove * Dallas * Eagleton * Egger * Gann * Grannis * Hartley * Hatfield * Hatton * Howard * Ink * Mena * Mountainfork * Nichols * Potter * Quito * Rich Mountain * Rocky * Shady * Vandervoort * Wickes *

D. A map of 1915 Polk County showing the locations of 24 different settlements including all of the following: Acorn * Alder * Ascites * Bigfork * Board Camp * Bulger * Cove * Eagleton * Egger * Gann * Grannis * Hartley * Hatfield * Hatton * Ink * Mena * Mountainfork * Nunley * Potter * Quito * Rich Mountain * Shady * Vandervoort * Wickes *

Book Two two, all on one CD: The complete 1891 "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Polk County, Arkansas" by the Southern Publishing Company
This detailed (36 pages in all) book has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about Polk County, Arkansas from its earliest settlement up to 1891. This is an exact photo replica of all the pages pertaining to Polk County, Arkansas including all of the historical and biographical information. Included are a total of 31 different family biographies.

Here is just some of the information included:

Location and Boundary of Polk County, Arkansas
Topography, Streams & Springs of Polk County
Timber
Soil
Farm Products
Polk County Public Lands
Minerals, Gold, Silver, etc.
Horticulture
Vineyards
Native Wine
Live Stock
U. S. Signal Service
Proposed Railroads in Polk County, Arkansas
Taxable Wealth
Wild Animals
The Settlement of Polk County, Arkansas
The Pioneer Settlers of Polk County, Arkansas
First Mills in Polk County
Pioneer Cabins in Polk County
Polk County Organization
Polk County Seat
Polk County Officers
Election Returns
Population of Polk County
Polk County Circuit Court
Legal Bar
The Civil War in Polk County, Arkansas
Dallas and Other Towns in Polk County
Dallas High School
Polk County Educational Facilities
Religious Denominations in Polk County
Biographies

Included is a total of 31 Polk County, Arkansas family biographies including each of the following surnames:
(Some surnames have multiple biographies) (hundreds of other surnames are also mentioned throughout the text and within these biographies): Barnes * Barton * Bates * Bell * Carder * Connally * Davis * Dilbeck * Gann * Gipson * Graves * Green * Higgason * Hilton * Huddleston * Hudgins * McAllister * McIntosh * McPhetrige * McRae * Mitchell * Owens * Rind * Rowe * Steele * Stiewig * Stinnett * Thompson * Watts * Williams *

Polk County is located in West Central of Arkansas and is surrounded by the following counties: Scott County, Arkansas * Howard County, Arkansas * Sevier County, Arkansas * Montgomery County, Arkansas * McCurtain County, Oklahoma * and Le Flore County, Oklahoma (highlighted county names can be clicked on for further description)

Each of the two books on this CD is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format and requires the free Acrobat Reader program to view. You probably already have this program on your computer but if not, a free copy of the program is included on the CD. Each of the books is designed to look just like a regular book and is bookmarked to move easily and quickly from one section another. This CD will operate on any Pentium or equivalent computer with a CD drive. This CD was designed by, and is available exclusively from Hearthstone Legacy Publications.

The cost for this CD containing both books described above is only $3.95 plus shipping! A large amount of history and genealogy information for very little cost! A truly fascinating view of Polk County, Arkansas from its first settlement to 1891.

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