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 POLK. From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855 pg. 94-95 This County comprises the northern part of the old County of St. Croix, and embraces on area of territory of about 2,600 square miles. But a very small portion of the county has been settled, a large portion of good farming and timber lands being yet in possession of Government. The general characteristics of the southern part are about the same as the rest of the St. Croix Valley, there being however, more wood and pine lands than in Pierce or St. Croix Counties. There is not so much prairie, but the country is ore diversified having timber, prairie and openings all over the southern part. The central portion of the County, for the space of about one hundred square miles is nearly covered with heavy timber, consisting mostly of maple, butternut, and oak, watered by countless numbers of small lakes, full of fish. The region affords ample scope for the lovers of angling, in the abundance of trout, and other fish. Links and Resources: JansDigs Marriages - Polk County Marriages 1855-1867. Cemeteries & Deaths
1901 County Maps - The Wisconsin county maps presented here were scanned in individually from the large Wisconsin map in the Rand McNally New Standard Atlas of the World, Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, 1901. They should be of interest to genealogists because they show the locations of many places that no longer exist. Offsite link by Rick Hagen Current County Map, The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is pleased to provide highly detailed county maps online. Produced at a 1:100,000 scale the maps contain the following pieces of information: Major local road networks, Interstate corridors, U.S., state, and county routes, Recreation areas, Points of interest, Hospitals, Schools, Airports, Urban boundaries, Railroads, Town roads, Federal and state forest boundaries, Indian reservations, Township boundaries. See also: American History and Genealogy Project American Local History Network theBubbler.com - Wisconsin's Information Source About Us | What's New | Wisconsin Counties & Towns | Wisconsin Genealogy Resources Wisconsin Maps & Atlases | Military in Wisconsin | Education-Wisconsin Schools WI Native Americans | Great Lakes Marine and Shipping Contributors | How to Contribute *Records may contain dates previous to year listed. But prior to the year listed recording was sporatic. | ||||||
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