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Comanche County, Oklahoma
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Comanche County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Comanche County, OK Created?
Comanche County was established on August 5,1901 from Kiowa County, Comanche and Apache reservation.
What is the County Seat of Comanche County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Lawton and the county government website is http://www.comanchecounty.us/
What counties are adjacent to Comanche County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Caddo County, Grady County, Stephens County, Cotton County, Tillman County, Kiowa County.
Comanche County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Comanche County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Comanche 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 Comanche 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.
Comanche County, OK Census Records
What Comanche County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Comanche 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.
Comanche County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Comanche County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Comanche 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 Comanche 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.
- Comanche County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 315 SW 5th St, Lawton, OK 73501
- Phone: (580) 355-5214
- Comanche County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1893
- Comanche County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1901
- Probate Records: 1901
- Court Records: 1901
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Comanche County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Comanche County, OK?
A list of Comanche County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 148, Lawton, OK 73502
- 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 Comanche County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Comanche County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Comanche County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Comanche County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Comanche County.
Comanche Co. OK Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Oklahoma Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Oklahoma historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Oklahoma (1871–1923) (genealogybank.com)
- Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Oklahoma) (search.ancestry.com)
- Lawton Constitution And Morning Press (Lawton, Oklahoma) (search.ancestry.com)
- Lawton Morning Press (Lawton, Oklahoma) (search.ancestry.com)
- Comanche County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Comanche County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Comanche Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Comanche Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Comanche County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Comanche Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Comanche Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Comanche County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Comanche 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)
Comanche Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Comanche County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Comanche County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Comanche Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Comanche County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Comanche (cyndislist.com)
- Comanche County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Comanche Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Comanche County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Comanche Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Comanche Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Comanche 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 Comanche County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.