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Adair County, Oklahoma
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Adair County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Adair County, OK Created?
Adair County was established on July 16, 1907 from Cherokee lands.
What is the County Seat of Adair County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Stilwell and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Adair County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Delaware County, Benton County, Arkansas, Washington County, Arkansas, Crawford County, Arkansas, Sequoyah County, Cherokee County.
Adair County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Adair County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Adair 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 Adair 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.
Adair County, OK Census Records
What Adair County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Adair 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.
Adair County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Adair County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Adair 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 Adair 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.
- Adair County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 220 W. Division St., P.O. Box 426, Stilwell, Oklahoma 74960-3012
- Adair County Clerk’s Office
- Phone: (918) 696-5310
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1907
- Adair County Court Clerk’s Office
- Phone: 918-696-7633
- Marriage Records: 1907
- Probate Records: 1907
- Court Records: 1907
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Adair County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Adair County, OK?
A list of Adair County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Adair County Historical & Genealogical Association, Rt. 2 Box 1710, Stilwell, OK 74960
- Goingsnake District Heritage Association, P.O. Box 180, Westville OK 74965
- 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 Adair County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Adair County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Adair County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Adair County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Adair County.
Adair 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)
- Adair County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Adair County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Adair Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Adair Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Adair County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Adair Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Adair Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Adair County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Adair 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)
Adair Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Adair County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Muskogee and northeastern Oklahoma : including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware (search.ancestry.com)
- Adair County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Adair Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Adair County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Adair (cyndislist.com)
- Adair County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Adair Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Adair County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Adair Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Adair Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Adair 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 Adair County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.