Old Polk County Courthouse

Old Polk County Courthouse (HM10J2)

Location: Bartow, FL 33830 Polk County
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Country: United States of America
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N 27° 53.824', W 81° 50.573'

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Polk County was established February 8, 1861 formed from eastern Hillsborough County and western Brevard County and comprised one of two counties created after the state's secession from the union. Polk County was named after James Knox Polk the eleventh president of the United States. Polk served from 1845 to 1849, and was the first president to hold office after Florida achieved statehood. The turbulent 1860's saw Polk's seat of government changed several times. Located first at Mud Lake, the county seat soon moved to Jefferson, a surveyed town site within the present day limits of Bartow. Court and County records were maintained in the home of the county clerk the Reverend Jeremiah Hayman at Six Mile Creek. In 1867 cattleman Jacob Summerlin donated 120 acres of land at Bartow for a town site and seat of county government. Several courthouses have existed at this site, built in 1867, 1884 and 1909.
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HM NumberHM10J2
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Marker NumberF-549
Year Placed2005
Placed ByPolk County Historical Commission and the Florida Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 9:34pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 417045 N 3086085
Decimal Degrees27.89706667, -81.84288333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 27° 53.824', W 81° 50.573'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds27° 53' 49.44" N, 81° 50' 34.38" W
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Area Code(s)863
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-201 E Davidson St, Bartow FL 33830, US
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