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Choctaw County, Oklahoma
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Choctaw County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Choctaw County, OK Created?
Choctaw County was established on July 16, 1907 from Choctaw Lands.
What is the County Seat of Choctaw County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Hugo and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Choctaw County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Pushmataha County, McCurtain County, Red River County, Texas, Lamar County, Texas, Bryan County, Atoka County.
Choctaw County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Choctaw County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Choctaw County vital records can be found at the Oklahoma Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, and death records since October 1908. County marriage and divorce records are located in the local Clerk of Courts officeThere is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Oklahoma for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
You can search online for Choctaw County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Oklahoma Birth Certificate or Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Choctaw County, OK Census Records
What Choctaw County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Choctaw County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Another census resource is the Oklahoma Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907. You will discover free online in addition to printable census forms that can help with your research. See Also Oklahoma Census Records Research Guide.
Choctaw County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Choctaw County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Choctaw County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Choctaw County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Oklahoma courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Oklahoma residents. The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Choctaw County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Oklahoma Courthouse Records Research Guide.
- Choctaw County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 300 E Duke St, Hugo, OK 74743/li>
- Phone: (580) 326-3778
- Choctaw County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1907
- Choctaw County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1907
- Probate Records: 1907
- Court Records: 1907
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Choctaw County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Choctaw County, OK?
A list of Choctaw County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Choctaw County Genealogy Society, 703 E. Jackson Street, Hugo, OK 74743; (580) 372-3038
- Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Division of State Archives and Records, 200 N.E. 18th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 75105
- Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
- Oklahoma Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 12986, Oklahoma City 73157-2986
Where can I connect with other Choctaw County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Choctaw County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Choctaw County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Choctaw County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Choctaw County.
Choctaw Co. OK Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Historical Newspapers from Oklahoma (1871–1923) (genealogybank.com)
- Choctaw County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Choctaw County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Choctaw Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Choctaw Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Choctaw County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Choctaw Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Choctaw Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Choctaw County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Choctaw Co. OK Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Oklahoma Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
- Oklahoma, Applications for Enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 (familysearch) These records list the individuals who were accepted as eligible for tribal membership in the “Five Civilized Tribes”: Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles. The records include 101,000 names from 1898-1914 (primarily from 1899-1906)
Choctaw Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Choctaw County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Choctaw County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Choctaw Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Choctaw County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Choctaw (cyndislist.com)
- Choctaw County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Choctaw Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Choctaw County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Choctaw Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Choctaw Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Choctaw Co. OK Military Records
- Oklahoma Military Records Research Guide
- Oklahoma Military Records (fold3.com) will provide access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Oklahoma individuals that served. Ideal for Choctaw County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
