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Beckham County, Oklahoma
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Beckham County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Beckham County, OK Created?
Beckham County was established on July 16, 1907 from Roger Mills County & Greer Territory.
What is the County Seat of Beckham County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Sayre and the county government website is http://beckham.okcounties.org/
What counties are adjacent to Beckham County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Roger Mills County, Custer County, Washita County, Kiowa County, Greer County, Harmon County, Collingsworth County, Texas, Wheeler County, Texas.
Beckham County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Beckham County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Beckham 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 Beckham 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.
Beckham County, OK Census Records
What Beckham County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Beckham 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.
Beckham County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Beckham County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Beckham 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 Beckham 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.
- Beckham County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 302 W Main St, Sayre, OK 73662
- Phone: (580) 928-3383
- Beckham County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1900
- Beckham County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1907
- Probate Records: 1907
- Court Records: 1895
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Beckham County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Beckham County, OK?
A list of Beckham County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 148, Lawton, OK 73502
- Elk City Genealogical Society Of Western Oklahoma, 1119 Crestview Drive, Elk City, OK 73644
- Elk City Carnegie Library, 221 West Broadway, Elk City, OK; Phone: (580) 225-0136
- Sayre Public Library, 113 E Poplar, Sayre, OK 73662; Phone: (580) 928-2641
- 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 Beckham County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Beckham County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Beckham County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Beckham County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Beckham County.
Beckham 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)
- Beckham County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Beckham County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Beckham Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Beckham Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Beckham County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Beckham Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Beckham Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Beckham County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Beckham 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)
Beckham Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Beckham County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Beckham County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Beckham Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Beckham County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Beckham (cyndislist.com)
- Beckham County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Beckham Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Beckham County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Beckham Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Beckham Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Beckham 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 Beckham County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.