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Grady County, Oklahoma
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Grady County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Grady County, OK Created?
Grady County was established on July 16, 1907 from Caddo County and Comanche County.
What is the County Seat of Grady County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Chickasha and the county government website is http://www.gradycountyok.com/
What counties are adjacent to Grady County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Canadian County, McClain County, Garvin County, Stephens County, Comanche County, Caddo County.
Grady County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Grady County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Grady 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 Grady 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.
Grady County, OK Census Records
What Grady County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Grady 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.
Grady County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Grady County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Grady County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Grady 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 Grady 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.
- Grady County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 326 W Choctaw Ave, Chickasha, OK 73018
- Phone: (405) 224-7446
- Grady County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1903
- Grady 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
Grady County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Grady County, OK?
A list of Grady 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
- Grady County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 792, Chickasha, OK 73023
- 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 Grady County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Grady County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Grady County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Grady County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Grady County.
Grady 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)
- Grady County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Grady County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Grady Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Grady Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Grady County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Grady Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Grady Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Grady County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Grady 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)
Grady Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Grady County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Grady County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Grady Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Grady County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Grady (cyndislist.com)
- Grady County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Grady Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Grady County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Grady Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Grady Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Grady 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 Grady County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
