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Washita County, Oklahoma
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Washita County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Washita County, OK Created?
Washita County was established on April 19, 1892 from Cheyenne & Arapaho lands.
What is the County Seat of Washita County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Cordell and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Washita County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Custer County, Caddo County, Kiowa County, Beckham County.
Washita County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Washita County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Washita 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 Washita 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.
Washita County, OK Census Records
What Washita County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Washita 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.
Washita County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Washita County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Washita County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Washita 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 Washita 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.
- Washita County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 111 E Main St, Cordell, OK 73632
- Phone: (580) 832-3836
- Washita County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1907
- Washita County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1892
- Probate Records: 1903
- Court Records: 1892
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Washita County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Washita County, OK?
A list of Washita County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- 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 Washita County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Washita County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Washita County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Washita County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Washita County.
Washita 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)
- Washita County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Washita County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Washita Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Washita Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Washita County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Washita Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Washita Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Washita County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Washita 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)
Washita Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Washita County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Washita County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Washita Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Washita County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Washita (cyndislist.com)
- Washita County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Washita Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Washita County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Washita Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Washita Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Washita 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 Washita County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
