History Polk County was separated and organized from Greene County on January 5, 1835. A supplement to the boundary change was made on March 13, 1835."History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade, and Barton counties, Missouri." published 1889, Goodspeed Publishing, page 286 Its original boundaries were later reduced in creating Dade, Dallas, and Hickory counties. It was named in honor of Col. Ezekiel Polk of Tennessee, a soldier who served under General George Washington and who was the grandfather of John Polk Campbell and Ezekiel Madison Campbell, brothers who helped to settle Polk and Greene counties.“Polk County Classics, a Sesquicentennial Photograph Album, 1835-1985” by George Francis Hooper and James C. Sterling, published 1985, page 4 “History and Families of Polk County, Missouri” published 2002 by the Polk County Genealogical Society, Inc. page 8 Ezekiel Polk was also the grandfather of James K. Polk, who was a member of the US House of Representatives in 1835. He was elected President of the United States in 1844.
history polK CounTy was sepaRAtEd ANd organiZEd fRom greeNe county oN januARy 5, 1835. a sUpplEment tO thE boUNDaRY cHaNge wAs mADe on MaRch 13, 1835."histoRy of hicKOrY, polk, Cedar, dAdE, And baRTon cOUNTieS, missoURI." puBliShed 1889, GooDsPEed publisHing, paGe 286 ItS oriGinAl bouNdarieS werE lateR rEDucED iN cReaTing dAde, DALlaS, aND hickOry CountieS. it was nameD In honOR Of coL. eZekieL pOlk oF tennessee, A soldIeR Who SeRVed under geNErAl GEorge washington And who Was the grAndfAtHER oF John pOlk CampbEll and ezekiEL madISon cAmPbelL, BrothErs whO helpEd tO settLe polk And greene countiES.“POLk county classIcs, A sesqUIcEnTennial phOtogRapH alBuM, 1835-1985” by gEorge FrAnCiS hOoper ANd jAmEs c. STErLING, puBlIshed 1985, Page 4 “HisTOry and FaMIliES of poLk county, miSsoURi” PuBlIsHed 2002 by the pOlk cOUnty genealogical Society, inc. pagE 8 eZeKiEl pOlk was ALsO thE GRaNdfather of jamEs k. polK, who WaS a MemBER OF THe us hoUse of RepResentatiVes in 1835. hE WAs eLecTeD presideNt Of tHe uniTed states in 1844.