Tulsa County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Tulsa County Tulsa County, Oklahoma genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Tulsa County Courthouse 500 S Denver Avenue Tulsa, OK 74103-3835 Phone: 918.596-5000 Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1907

Parent County

 * 1905--Tulsa County was created in 1905 from Creek and Cherokee Lands.
 * County seat: Tulsa

Description
Tulsa County took its name from the already established town of Tulsa. Areas of the old Creek and Cherokee nations comprise the county. It is bordered on the north by Osage, Washington, and Rogers counties, on the east by Rogers and Wagoner, on the south by Okmulgee, and on the west by Creek and Osage counties. Tulsa, the state's second largest populated city, serves as the county seat.

The Largest city is Tulsa.

Boundary Changes

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Oklahoma - shows boundary changes for Oklahoma Counties
 * Oklahoma Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cities

 * Bixby (part)
 * Broken Arrow (part)
 * Collinsville
 * Glenpool
 * Jenks
 * Owasso (part)
 * Sand Springs (part)
 * Sapulpa (part)
 * Tulsa (county seat) (part)

Towns

 * Liberty (part)
 * Lotsee
 * Skiatook (part)
 * Sperry

Census-designated places

 * Oakhurst
 * Turley

Unincorporated communities

 * Berryhill
 * Lake
 * Former communities[edit]
 * Alsuma - Annexed by Tulsa in 1968.[25][26]
 * Carbondale - Annexed by Tulsa in 1928.[27]
 * Dawson - Annexed by Tulsa in 1949.[28]
 * Keystone, Oklahoma - Submerged by Keystone Lake, whose construction began in 1958.
 * North Tulsa - Annexed by Tulsa in 1904.[29]
 * Prattville - Annexed by Sand Springs in 1965.[30]
 * Red Fork - Annexed by Tulsa in 1927.[28]
 * South Haven - Annexed by Tulsa in 1966.[27]

Neighboring Counties

 * Creek
 * Okmulgee
 * Osage
 * Pawnee
 * Rogers
 * Wagoner
 * Washington

American Indians
Census
 * 1851 - 1959 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1895 - 1914 U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1898 - 1914 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * Dawes Final Rolls - Oklahoma Historical Society

Land and Property
 * 1884 - 1934 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Land Allotment Jackets for Five Civilized Tribes, 1884-1934 at Ancestry — index and images ($) *1889 Oklahoma County Plats 1889 - Oklahoma Historical Society
 * For more information see Indians of Oklahoma

Cemeteries
The Tulsa Genealogical Society published a. These records cover the period from 1906 to 1986 and are available at the Family History Library. An index to these volumes is found on the Tulsa Genealogical Society Website.


 * Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa BillionGraves

State Census Records

 * 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census 1890 - Oklahoma Historical Societ
 * 1890 and 1907 Oklahoma Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907 at Ancestry — index and image ($)

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for Oklahoma starting in 1860. For links to Federal census indexes, see Oklahoma Census.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Tulsa

Land
Online Land Records

For more information see Oklahoma Land and Property
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images
 * 1889 Oklahoma County Plats, 1889 - Oklahoma Historical Society
 * El Reno Homesteader Filings - Oklahoma Historical Society

Maps

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Oklahoma - shows boundary changes for Oklahoma Counties
 * Maps n More - county and township maps.
 * Oklahoma Civil War Map of Battles


 * Map of 1922 Tulsa County, Oklahoma with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

Revolutionary War

 * 1775 - 1783 - at FamilySearch - images only
 * For more nationwide Revolutionary War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

Civil War

 * http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9236 Oklahoma, Confederate Pension Index, 1915-1955] at Ancestry — index (free)
 * For more nationwide Civil War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Tulsa County:
 * December 9, 1861 = Chusto-Talasah also known as Caving Banks

Map showing Civil war battles in Oklahoma

WWI

 * For more nationwide World War I databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

WWII

 * Oklahoma Military Deaths - Oklahoma Historical Society
 * For more nationwide World War II databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

Newspapers
Oklahoma Newspapers Online Oklahoma Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Oklahoma newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Nebraska newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Oklahoma newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * Oklahoma State Historical Society - catalog of known Oklahoma newspapers; lists repositories that have the newspapers
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper.

Probate
Online Records
 * 1801 – 2008 Oklahoma Wills and Probate Records 1801-2008 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1887 – 2008 Oklahoma Probate Records 1887-2008 at FamilySearch — images

School Records

 * 1895 - 1936 at | FamilySearch — index and images

Births
Online Birth Records Indexes and Images
 * Early Oklahoma Birth Records

Marriages
Online Marriage Records Indexes and Images
 * 1841 - 1927 - Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Marriage, Citizenship and Census Records, 1841-1927 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1852 - 1948 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1870 - 1930 - at FamilySearch Index only.
 * 1870 - 1930 - Oklahoma, Select Marriages, 1870-1930 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1870 - 1930 - Oklahoma, Marriages, 1870-1930 at My Heritage index ($)
 * 1889 - 1951 - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Marriage Index, 1889-1951
 * 1890 - 1995 - at FamilySearch Index and images
 * OKGenWeb Oklahoma Marriages

Deaths
Online Death Records Indexes and Images
 * Obituaries Listed in the Oklahoman - Oklahoma Historical Society — index only
 * 1935 - 2014 - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1936 - 2007 - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry, incomplete ($}
 * 1936 - 2007 - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry, incomplete ($}

Divorces
Online Divorce Records Indexes and Images
 * 1923 - 1942 - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Divorce Index, 1923-1942

Societies and Libraries
Tulsa Genealogical Society 9136 E. 31st Street PO Box 585 Tulsa 74101-0585 Website

Tulsa Historical Society 2445 South Peoria Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Telephone: 918-712-9484 E-mail:[mailto:ths@tulsahistory.org ths@tulsahistory.org] Website

Tulsa Genealogical Society PO Box 35106 Tulsa, OK 74153 Telephone: 918-814-1258 Website

Tulsa Genealogy Center 8316 E. 93rd St. Tulsa, OK 74133 Telephone: 918-549-7691 Website

Broken Arrow Genealogical Society 400 S. Main St. Broken Arrow, OK 74012 E-mail:[mailto:b.a.genealogy@gmail.com b.a.genealogy@gmail.com] E-mail:[mailto:rm6761@aol.com rm6761@aol.com] Website Website

Owasso Historical Society 103 W. Broadway St. Owasso, OK 74055 Telephone: 918-591-4566

Bixby Historical Society PO Box 1046 Bixby OK 74008 Telephone: 918-366-1200 E-mail:[mailto:bixbyokhs@ppicnet.net bixbyokhs@ppicnet.net](office) Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Tulsa Oklahoma East Family History Center
 * Tulsa Oklahoma Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.