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This is a list of places named for James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States.

Buildings

• President James K. Polk Home & Museum, Polk's young adult home in Columbia, Tennessee
• Polk Place, Polk's now-demolished home in Nashville, Tennessee
• President James K. Polk Historic Site, historic reconstruction of the cabin Polk was born in.

Ships

• USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645)
• USS President Polk (AP-103)

Counties

• Polk County, Arkansas
• Polk County, Florida
• Polk County, Georgia
• Polk County, Iowa
• Polk County, Minnesota
• Polk County, Nebraska
• Polk County, Oregon
• Polk County, Tennessee
• Polk County, Texas
• Polk County, Wisconsin

Note

Polk County, Missouri, was named after Ezekiel Polk, President Polk's grandfather. Polk County, North Carolina, was named after Col. William Polk, President Polk's first cousin, once removed, who fought in the American Revolutionary War.

Cities

• Polk City, Florida
• Polk City, Iowa

Boroughs

• Polk Borough, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Townships

• Polk Township, Crawford County, Ohio
• Polkton Township, Michigan

University locations

• Polk Place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

See also

• Presidential memorials in the United States
• List of places named for George Washington
• List of places named for Thomas Jefferson
• List of places named for James Monroe
• List of places named for Andrew Jackson
• List of things named after Ronald Reagan
• List of things named after George Bush
• List of things named after Bill Clinton
• List of things named after Barack Obama

Other

• Polk Street, Chicago
• Polk Street, San Francisco
• James K. Polk Elementary School, a public elementary school for grades K-5 in Alexandria, Virginia
• James K. Polk Elementary School, a public elementary school for grades K-6 in Fresno, California
• "James K. Polk" is the title of a song by They Might Be Giants, on their album Factory Showroom.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

v t e James K. Polk
11th President of the United States (1845–1849) 9th Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841) 13th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1835–1839) U.S. Representative for TN–9 (1833–1839) U.S. Representative for TN–6 (1825–1833)
Life	Bank War Specie Circular 1840 Democratic National Convention 1840 United States presidential election James K. Polk 1844 presidential campaign 1844 Democratic National Convention 1844 United States presidential election Dark horse Polk Place Tennessee State Capitol
Presidency	Inauguration of James K. Polk Oregon boundary dispute Oregon Treaty Texas annexation Mexican–American War Thornton Affair All of Mexico Movement Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Walker tariff Rivers and Harbors Bill List of federal judges appointed by James K. Polk
Public image	President James K. Polk Historic Site President James K. Polk Home & Museum List of memorials to James K. Polk
Family	Sarah Childress Polk (wife) Ezekiel Polk (grandfather) Samuel Polk (father) William Hawkins Polk (brother)
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