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Wagoner County, Oklahoma
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Wagoner County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Wagoner County, OK Created?
Wagoner County was established on July 16, 1907 from Creek lands. The county was said to be named for Wagoner, Oklahoma, which in turn, was possibly named for Bailey P. Waggoner, attorney of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, the line around which the town was established.
What is the County Seat of Wagoner County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Wagoner and the county government website is http://www.ok.gov/wagonercounty/
What counties are adjacent to Wagoner County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Rogers County, Mayes County, Cherokee County, Muskogee County, Tulsa County.
Wagoner County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Wagoner County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Wagoner 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 Wagoner 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.
Wagoner County, OK Census Records
What Wagoner County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Wagoner 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.
Wagoner County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Wagoner County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Wagoner 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 Wagoner 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.
- Wagoner County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 307 E Cherokee St, Wagoner, OK 74467
- Phone: (918) 485-4508
- Wagoner County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1906
- Wagoner 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
Wagoner County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Wagoner County, OK?
A list of Wagoner County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Three Forks Genealogical Society, 102 1/2 South State Street, Wagoner, OK 74467
- 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 Wagoner County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Wagoner County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Wagoner County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Wagoner County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Wagoner County.
Wagoner 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)
- Wagoner County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Wagoner County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Wagoner Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Wagoner Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Wagoner County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Wagoner Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Wagoner Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Wagoner County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Wagoner 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)
Wagoner Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Wagoner County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Muskogee and northeastern Oklahoma : including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware (search.ancestry.com)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Wagoner County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Wagoner Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Wagoner County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Wagoner (cyndislist.com)
- Wagoner County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Wagoner Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Wagoner County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Wagoner Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Wagoner Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Wagoner 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 Wagoner County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.