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Ellis County, Oklahoma
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Ellis County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Ellis County, OK Created?
Ellis County was established on July 16, 1907 from Roger Mills County and Woodward County .
What is the County Seat of Ellis County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Arnett and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Ellis County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Harper County, Woodward County, Dewey County, Roger Mills County, Hemphill County, Texas, Lipscomb County, Texas, Beaver County.
Ellis County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Ellis County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Ellis 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 Ellis 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.
Ellis County, OK Census Records
What Ellis County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Ellis 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.
Ellis County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Ellis County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Ellis County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Ellis 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 Ellis 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.
- Ellis County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 100 S. Washington Courthouse Square, Arnett, OK 73832
- Phone: (580) 885-7301
- Ellis County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1889
- Ellis County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1892
- Probate Records: 1893
- Court Records: 1900
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Ellis County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Ellis County, OK?
A list of Ellis County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- 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 Ellis County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Ellis County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Ellis County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Ellis County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Ellis County.
Ellis 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)
- Ellis County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Ellis County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Ellis Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Ellis Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Ellis County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Ellis Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Ellis Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Ellis County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Ellis 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)
Ellis Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Ellis County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Ellis County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Ellis Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Ellis County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Ellis (cyndislist.com)
- Ellis County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Ellis Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Ellis County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Ellis Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Ellis Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Ellis 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 Ellis County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
