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Payne County, Oklahoma
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Payne County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Payne County, OK Created?
Payne County was established on 1890 from the Cherokee Outlet.
What is the County Seat of Payne County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Stillwater and the county government website is http://www.paynecounty.org
What counties are adjacent to Payne County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Noble County, Pawnee County, Creek County, Lincoln County, Logan County.
Payne County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Payne County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Payne 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 Payne 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.
- Payne County, Oklahoma Marriages, 1894-1899
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- Social Security Death Index
- Oklahoma, Select Marriages, 1870-1930
- Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1891-1959
- Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Marriage, Citizenship and Census Records, 1841-1927
- Oklahoma, Marriages, 1870-1930
Payne County, OK Census Records
What Payne County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Payne County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Payne Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890.
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.
Payne County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Payne County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Payne 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 Payne 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.
- Payne County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 315 W 6th Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074
- Phone: (405) 747-8310
- Payne County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1894
- Payne County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1894
- Probate Records: 1889
- Court Records: 1885
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Payne County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Payne County, OK?
A list of Payne County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Payne County Historical Society, P.O. Box 194, Stillwater, OK 74074
- Payne County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2708, Stillwater, OK 74076
- Cushing Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 551, Cushing, Oklahoma 74023
- 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 Payne County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Payne County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Payne County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Payne County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Payne County.
Payne 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)
- Payne County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Payne County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Payne Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Lawson Cemetery Records, Payne County, Oklahoma (search.ancestry.com)
- Payne Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Payne County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Payne Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Payne Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Payne County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Payne 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)
Payne Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Payne County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Payne County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Payne Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Payne County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Payne (cyndislist.com)
- Payne County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Payne Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Payne County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Payne Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Payne Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Payne 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 Payne County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.