Polk County

Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk:

• Polk County, Arkansas
• Polk County, Florida
• Polk County, Georgia
• Polk County, Iowa
• Polk County, Minnesota
• Polk County, Missouri, named after Ezekiel Polk a colonel in the American Revolutionary War (and Grandfather of James K. Polk)
• Polk County, Nebraska
• Polk County, North Carolina, named after Col. William Polk who fought in the American Revolutionary War (first cousin once-removed of James K. Polk)
• Polk County, Oregon
• Polk County, Tennessee
• Polk County, Texas
• Polk County, Wisconsin

• Polk County is also the name of a play by Zora Neale Hurston