Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Oklahoma County

Oklahoma 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
Oklahoma County Courthouse 320 Robert S Kerr Avenue Office 409 Oklahoma City, OK 73012 Phone: 405.713-1721

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1890

Parent County
1890--Oklahoma County was created in 1890. It was an original county. County seat: Oklahoma City

Description
Oklahoma county is located in central Oklahoma, and is bordered by Logan County on the north, Lincoln and Pottawatomie counties on the east, Cleveland County on the south, and Canadian County on the west. The county was formed from the Unassigned Lands and designated as County Two in 1890, Oklahoma County.

The Largest city is Largest city Okemah.

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

Places/Localities
==== Populated Places ====

Cities

 * Edmond
 * Harrah
 * Midwest City
 * Nichols Hills
 * Nicoma Park
 * Oklahoma City (county seat)
 * Spencer
 * The Village
 * Warr Acres

Towns

 * Arcadia
 * Bethany
 * Choctaw
 * Del City
 * Forest Park
 * Jones
 * Lake Aluma
 * Luther
 * Smith Village
 * Valley Brook
 * Woodlawn Park

Unincorporated communities

 * Newalla

Neighboring Counties

 * Canadian
 * Cleveland
 * Kingfisher
 * Lincoln
 * Logan
 * Pottawatomie

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
 * 1899 - 1907 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * For more information see Indians of Oklahoma

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records Vol. 21 page 162 - 62rd and Penn Avenue Cemetery, Oklahoma City page 165 - Catholic Cemetery page 166 - Wheatland Cemetery

BillionGraves:


 * Christner Cemetery, Edmond
 * Grace Lawn Cemetery, Edmond
 * Hebrew Cemetery, Oklahoma City
 * Lockridge Cemetery, Edmond
 * Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City
 * Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Edmond
 * Ressurection Cemetery, Oklahoma City
 * Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City
 * Sunnylane Cemetery, Del City (Sunnylane Road)
 * Waterloo Cemetery, Edmond
 * Whistler Cemetery, Edmond

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.

Lutheran

 * Records of Peace Lutheran Church, Edmond, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Land
1889–present County Clerk's free online images and indexes of all Oklahoma County deeds.

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

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.

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
 * Oklahoma County Marriages Coverage Tables (FamilySearch) shows the places and time periods covered in the indexed records for this collection.

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
Oklahoma Historical Society 2100 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City 73105-4997

Oklahoma Genealogical Society PO Box 805 Okalahoma City OK 73157 Telephone: 405-637-1907 E-mail:[mailto:president@okgensoc.org president@okgensoc.org] Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Oklahoma City Oklahoma Family History Center 5020 NW 63th St Suite 235 Oklahoma City, OK 73132 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * The Oklahoma County OK GenWeb Project, a member of The OKGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * Oklahoma County Genealogy (Oklahoma Genealogy)
 * Oklahoma County Genealogy (Oklahoma Genealogy)