Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Genealogy
Guide to Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Pottawatomie County is located in the central area of the state. Pottawatomie County was named for the Potawatomi people.[2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Pottawatomie County Courthouse
325 N. Broadway Street
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Phone: 405.273.8222
Pottawatomie County Website
Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records;
County Clerk has land records from 1892[1]
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1908 | 1892 | 1908 | 1892 | 1892 | 1892 | 1860 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[4]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- 1949-1969 United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1900 | 26,412 | — |
| 1910 | 43,595 | 65.1% |
| 1920 | 46,028 | 5.6% |
| 1930 | 66,572 | 44.6% |
| 1940 | 54,377 | −18.3% |
| 1950 | 43,517 | −20.0% |
| 1960 | 41,486 | −4.7% |
| 1970 | 43,134 | 4.0% |
| 1980 | 55,239 | 28.1% |
| 1990 | 58,760 | 6.4% |
| 2000 | 65,521 | 11.5% |
| 2010 | 69,442 | 6.0% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
For tips on accessing Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Genealogy census records online, see: Oklahoma Census.
Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for Oklahoma starting in 1860. For links to Federal census indexes, see Oklahoma Census.
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 ($)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Oklahoma denominations, view the Oklahoma Church Records Wiki page.
- 1897-1984 Oklahoma, Church Records, 1897-1984 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images - incomplete
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
American Indians[edit | edit source]
Cemetery
- 1901-1994 Oklahoma, Comanche County, Highland Cemetery Records, 1901-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Census
- 1851 - 1959 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
- 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 ($)
- 1889 Oklahoma County Plats 1889 - Oklahoma Historical Society
- 1898-1914 Oklahoma Applications for Enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1899-1907 Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- For more information see Indigenous Peoples of Oklahoma
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Oklahoma Land and Property for additional information about early Oklahoma land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Online Land Records
- Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
- 1796-1907 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
- 1863-1908 U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images
- 1889 Oklahoma County Plats, 1889 - Oklahoma Historical Society
- El Reno Homesteader Filings - Oklahoma Historical Society
For more information see Oklahoma Land and Property
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Genealogy. County and town histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Oklahoma Local Histories.
Muskogee and Northeastern Oklahoma: including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1922
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
- 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
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]
- 1775-1783 United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- For more nationwide Revolutionary War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.
Civil War[edit | edit source]
- 1879-1920 Oklahoma, Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Oklahoma, Confederate Pension Index, 1915-1955 at Ancestry — index (free)
- For more nationwide Civil War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.
World War I[edit | edit source]
- For more nationwide World War I databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.
World War II[edit | edit source]
- 1940-1945 Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Oklahoma Military Deaths - Oklahoma Historical Society
- For more nationwide World War II databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Oklahoma Newspapers Online
- Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Project at Oklahoma Historical Society
- GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Oklahoma newspapers
- Chronicling America - contains images of some Oklahoma newspapers; searching tips
- Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Oklahoma newspapers
- Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
Oklahoma Newspaper Catalogs
- 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.
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
- NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Ada newspapers that may have included Pottawatomie County residents. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Voter Records
- 1906-1956 Oklahoma, Voter Records, 1906-1956 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In most counties in Oklahoma, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.
The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for Oklahoma - Pottawatomie - Probate records.
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 - How to Use this Collection; images only (by county)
School Records[edit | edit source]
- 1895-1936 Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Oklahoma tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the records.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1908 in Oklahoma. Births records created 125 years ago and earlier and death records created 50 years ago and earlier are considered open records and can be obtained by qualifying individuals. See Oklahoma State Department of Health’s website for more information.
Copies of marriages can be obtained from the county clerk.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Online Birth Records Indexes and Images
Marriage[edit | edit source]
Online Marriage Records Indexes and Images
- 1790-1998 Oklahoma, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1841-1927 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Marriage, Citizenship and Census Records, 1841-1927 at Ancestry ($)
- 1870-1930 Oklahoma Marriages, 1870-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index Only
- 1870-1930 Oklahoma, Select Marriages, 1870-1930 at Ancestry — index ($)
- 1870-1930 Oklahoma, Marriages, 1870-1930 at My Heritage index ($)
- 1889-1951 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Marriage Index, 1889-1951
- 1890-1995 Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Death[edit | edit source]
Online Death Records Indexes and Images
- Obituaries Listed in the Oklahoman - Oklahoma Historical Society — index only
- 1864-1941 Oklahoma Deaths and Burials, 1864-1941 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images - incomplete
- 1935-2014 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 at Ancestry ($)
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry incomplete ($}
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Online Divorce Records Indexes and Images
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Pottawatomie County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Oklahoma Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Oklahoma City Oklahoma Family History Center
- Oklahoma City Oklahoma South Family History Center
- Shawnee Oklahoma Family History Center
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Pottawatomie County. For state-wide library facilities, see Oklahoma Archives and Libraries.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Pottawatomie County Museum
614 East Main Street
Shawnee, Okalahoma, 74801
Telephone: 405-275-8412
Fax: 405-273-1210
E-mail:info@pottcountymuseum.org
Website
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Pottawatomie County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Oklahoma Societies.
Pottawatomie County Genealogical Society
PO Box 3526
Shawnee, OK 74801
Email: pottcounty@gmail.com
Website
Pottawatomie County Oklahoma Historical Society
P.O. Box 114
Shawnee, OK 74802-0114
Facebook
Websites[edit | edit source]
Pottawatomie County Genealogy Society has a lot of indexes for marriages, probate, wills, cemeteries, obits, etc. Pottawtomie County Genealogy Club
- FamilySearch Catalog - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.01.11.2 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Oklahoma. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottawatomie_County,_Oklahoma accessed 09/29/2016
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. Page 557-563 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 550-552.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottawatomie_County,_Oklahoma, accessed 11 January 2019.
