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Bryan County, Oklahoma
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Bryan County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Bryan County, OK Created?
Bryan County was established on July 16, 1907 from Choctaw Lands.
What is the County Seat of Bryan County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Durant and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Bryan County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Atoka County, Choctaw County, Lamar County, Texas, Fannin County, Texas, Grayson County, Texas, Marshall County, Johnston County.
Bryan County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Bryan County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Bryan 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 Bryan 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.
Bryan County, OK Census Records
What Bryan County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Bryan 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.
Bryan County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Bryan County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Bryan 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 Bryan 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.
- Bryan County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 402 W Evergreen St, Durant, OK 74701
- Phone: (580) 924-3450
- Bryan County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1903
- Bryan County Court Clerk’s Office
- Phone: (580) 924-1446
- Marriage Records: 1902
- Probate Records: 1902
- Court Records: 1902
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Bryan County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Bryan County, OK?
A list of Bryan County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Bryan County Heritage Association, 203 North McKinley, P.O. Box 153, Calera, Oklahoma, 74730-0153; Phone: (580) 434-5848
- 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 Bryan County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Bryan County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Bryan County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Bryan County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Bryan County.
Bryan 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)
- Bryan County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Bryan County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Bryan Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Bryan Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Bryan County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Bryan Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Bryan Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Bryan County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Bryan 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)
Bryan Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Bryan County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Bryan County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Bryan Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Bryan County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Bryan (cyndislist.com)
- Bryan County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Bryan Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Bryan County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Bryan Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Bryan Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Bryan 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 Bryan County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.