Welcome to the Polk County, NCGenWeb site! Polk County was established in 1855 from parts of of Henderson and Rutherford counties. The county seat is Columbus.

The neighboring counties are Henderson, Buncombe, McDowell, and Rutherford. The county is also bordered by Spartanburg County, SC and Greenville County, SC.

If you have items related to the history and people of Polk County, such as bible records, deeds, documents, images, newspaper clippings, family histories, or other items, please consider submitting it for posting on this website. Submissions are very welcome!

This site is currently available for adoption!. If you are interested in taking on the site, please visit our adoption page.