Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Polk County Records Inventory
Aerial Photographs
1935-[ongoing]
Series provides visual documentation of changes made to county lands through development and by natural and man-made disasters. The photographs are taken at intervals along a series of flight paths to attain coverage of all or part of a county. They generally include flight path or township, range, and section numbers; show natural and man-made features; and are produced in black and white or color prints to varying scales. An index by quadrant may also be included.
Aerial photographs from 2004 are available on computer in the surveyor's office.
Records at the Polk County Courthouse, Community Development Department Office:
Aerials With Soils [Soil Maps-on aerial photograph base], 1976 (ca.50 photographs);
[Willamette River Greenway Orthophoto Maps], 1974 (22 maps).
Records at the Polk County Courthouse, Assessor/Community Development Office Hallway:
[Aerial Photographs-with index], 1963 (ca.150 photographs); 1978 (ca.50 photographs); 1993 (ca.150 photographs).
Records at the Polk County Courthouse, Assessor/Community Development Office Hallway Closet:
Air Map Special [Aerial Photographs], 1956 (ca.400 photographs).
Records at the Polk County Public Works Department Building, Surveyor's Office:
[86 Photos-Aerial Photographs], 1986 (ca.600 photographs);
[Aerial Photographs-with index], 1956 (ca.400 photographs);
Aerial Photos [with index], 1935 (1 binder).
Records at the Polk County Public Works Department Building, Surveyor's Records Storage Room 4:
[Large Scale Aerial Photographs], 1948 (ca.30 photographs).
Records at the Polk County Public Works Department Building, Surveyor's Records Storage Room 5:
[Aerial Photographs-soils-stored in green cabinet], 1970 (ca.500 photographs).