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Grant County, Oklahoma
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Grant County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Grant County, OK Created?
Grant County was established on September 16, 1893 as an original county (originally named “L” county).
What is the County Seat of Grant County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Medford and the county government website is http://www.grantcountyok.com/
What counties are adjacent to Grant County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Sumner County, Kansas, Kay County, Garfield County, Alfalfa County, Harper County, Kansas.
Grant County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Grant County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Grant 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 Grant 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.
Grant County, OK Census Records
What Grant County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Grant County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1900, 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.
Grant County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Grant County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Grant 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 Grant 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.
- Grant County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 112 W Guthrie St, Medford, OK 73759
- Phone: (580) 395-2828
- Grant County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1893
- Grant County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1893
- Probate Records: 1893
- Court Records: 1893
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Grant County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Grant County, OK?
A list of Grant County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Grant County Historical Society, P.O. Box 127, Medford, OK 73759
- 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 Grant County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Grant County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Grant County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Grant County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Grant County.
Grant 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)
- Grant County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Grant County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Grant Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Grant Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Grant County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Grant Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Grant Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Grant County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Grant 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)
Grant Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Grant County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Grant County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Grant Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Grant County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Grant (cyndislist.com)
- Grant County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Grant Co. OKGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Grant County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Grant Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Grant Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Grant 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 Grant County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.