Polk County
                    Genealogical Society, Inc. Headquartered in Bolivar,
                    Missouri, United States of America


Resources



There will be a $5 - $10 search fee--see below for more information



HINTS ON USING THE INDEXES:
Use your web browser's FIND feature to search for a particular name.

The pages will be updated periodically--please check the date at the bottom of each page to see when the most recent update has taken place.

Polk County Circuit Court Records Index
1835-1911

updated March 2023

Now available for research!
Polk County Commitment Records
These are records of individuals committed
to state hospitals and sanatoriums.

Obituary File Index
updated March 2023


Funeral Card Index
added December 2015

Microfilm Index at the PCGS Library
updated October 2010


PROBATE RECORDS AVAILABLE AT PCGS on microfilm
Index
added December 2015

Will Book Index
Library Holdings Index
updated January 2023



Family Histories at the PCGS Library
updated 7 May 2009

Archived Issues of PCGS Newsletters
Archives Holdings Index
updated 1 May 2009


INDEX of the Polk County History Book #1
Click here to check the index of History Book
Finding Aids
Resources covering the archived collections

INDEX of the Polk County History Book #2
Click here to check the index of History Book


THE BEST WAY to request a lookup is to email us with your request before sending payment and we will let you
know if we can help you with your search.
Remember to please be specific with your request, giving the full name of
the person you are looking for, with any relevant dates and Polk County place locations. Email
info@pcgsmo.com


 RESEARCH PRICE CHART



RECORD TYPE
SEARCH FEE
COPY/IMAGE FEE
POSTAGE FEE
*Discount
 »»» 
In-House Search
includes these resources:
  • Ancestry.com or other website
    print-out*
  • Cemetery Books
  • Census/other books
  • Family Files (file cabinets)  
  • Family Histories^
    (indexed & non-indexed)
  • Library Holding book
  • Marriage Records
$5.00

$0.50 per page

Five (5) sheets/pages
included with fee;
more than 5 pages = 
large envelope, $3.00

members--
0.25 cents
per page

       *print outs for those with no access to Internet resources
       ^Will NOT copy entire book


RECORD TYPE SEARCH FEE COPY/IMAGE FEE POSTAGE FEE *Discount
 »»»
Archival Book / *Collection
$5.00
0.50 per page
if item can be copied safely;
otherwise 0.50 per page
of transcription or digital image
--no photocopies
if it will damage the item

Five (5) sheets/pages
included with fee;
more than 5 pages = 
large envelope, $3.00

n/a

*Will NOT copy entire collection


RECORD TYPE SEARCH FEE COPY/IMAGE FEE POSTAGE FEE *Discount
 »»»
Court Case

$10.00

First 5 (five) pages included
-- $0.50 per page thereafter
n/a
n/a
 »»»

Probate Record / *Will
(on microfilm)



$10.00 First 5 (five) pages included
-- $0.50 per page thereafter
n/a n/a
*Probate files may or may not include a will. Many people died without making a will.


RECORD TYPE SEARCH FEE COPY/IMAGE FEE POSTAGE FEE *Discount
 »»»
Obituary
Price depends on
number of obits
requested:
1-5 = $5.00 each 
6-10 = $4.00 each
10+ = $3.50 each

n/a (included with search
& retrieval fee)
n/a (included with
search & retrieval fee)
bulk discount
 »»»
* Death Notice
$2.50
n/a (included with search
& retrieval fee)
Send SASE
with payment

(self-addressed
stamped envelope)
n/a
* A death notice differs from an obituary; it usually only includes two or three lines of print.


RECORD TYPE SEARCH FEE COPY/IMAGE FEE POSTAGE FEE *Discount
 »»»
Newspaper / Other Microfilm
$5.00
$0.50 per page

Five (5) sheets/pages
included with fee;
more than 5 pages = 
large envelope, $3.00

members--
0.25 cents
per page
 »»»
Deed/Land Record


$5.00
(offsite search)


Price will be
whatever the charge
is per copies

at courthouse
or other facility


Five (5) sheets/pages
included with fee;
more than 5 pages = 
large envelope, $3.00

n/a
 »»» Marriage
$5.00
(offsite search)
Price will be
whatever the charge
is per copies

at courthouse
or other facility

Five (5) sheets/pages
included with fee;
more than 5 pages = 
large envelope, $3.00

members--
0.25 cents
per page
 »»»
Cemetery visit/picture
$5.00
(offsite search)
$2.00 per picture
large envelope or
photo mailer, $3.00

n/a


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