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Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Genealogy, History & Facts
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Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Pottawatomie County, OK Created?
Pottawatomie County was established on September 22, 1891 from Pottawatomie & Shawnee lands.
What is the County Seat of Pottawatomie County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Shawnee and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Pottawatomie County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Lincoln County, Okfuskee County, Seminole County, Pontotoc County, McClain County, Cleveland County, Oklahoma County.
Pottawatomie County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Pottawatomie County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie 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.
Pottawatomie County, OK Census Records
What Pottawatomie County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Pottawatomie 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.
Pottawatomie County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Pottawatomie County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Pottawatomie County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie 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.
- Pottawatomie County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 325 N Broadway Ave, Shawnee, OK 74801
- Phone: (405) 273-3624
- Pottawatomie County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1895
- Pottawatomie County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1892
- Probate Records: 1892
- Court Records: 1892
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Pottawatomie County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Pottawatomie County, OK?
A list of Pottawatomie County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Pottawatomie County Genealogical Club, P.O. Box 3526, Shawnee, OK 74802-3526
- 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 Pottawatomie County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Pottawatomie County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Pottawatomie County.
Pottawatomie 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)
- Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Pottawatomie County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Pottawatomie Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Pottawatomie County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Pottawatomie 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)
Pottawatomie Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Pott country and what has come of it (search.ancestry.com)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Pottawatomie Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Pottawatomie (cyndislist.com)
- Pottawatomie County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Pottawatomie Co. OKGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Pottawatomie County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Pottawatomie Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Pottawatomie Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
