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Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Genealogy, History & Facts
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Cherokee County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Cherokee County, OK Created?
Cherokee County was established on July 16, 1907 from Cherokee Lands (Originally settled by Cherokee Indians following the Trail of Tears).
What is the County Seat of Cherokee County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Tahlequah and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Cherokee County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Delaware County, Adair County, Sequoyah County, Muskogee County, Wagoner County, Mayes County.
Cherokee County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Cherokee County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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.
Cherokee County, OK Census Records
What Cherokee County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Cherokee 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.
Cherokee County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Cherokee County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Cherokee County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Coruthouse Records Research Guide.
- Cherokee County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 213 W Delaware St, Tahlequah, OK 74464
- Phone: (918) 456-3171
- Cherokee County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1906
- Cherokee 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
Cherokee County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Cherokee County, OK?
A list of Cherokee County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Cherokee Heritage Center, 21192 S. Keeler Drive, Park Hill, OK 74451; Mailing address: P.O. Box 515, Tahlequah, OK 74465-0515; (888) 999-6007, (918) 456-6007
- Ft. Gibson Genealogical And Historical Society, 508 W. Walnut. Ft. Gibson, OK. 74434
- Indian Territory Genealogical And Historical Society, c/o University Archives, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah 74464
- 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 Cherokee County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Cherokee County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Cherokee County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Cherokee County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Cherokee County.
Cherokee 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)
- Cherokee County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Cherokee County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Cherokee Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Cherokee Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Cherokee County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Cherokee Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Cherokee Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Cherokee County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Cherokee 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)
Cherokee Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Cherokee 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)
- Cherokee County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Cherokee Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Cherokee County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Cherokee (cyndislist.com)
- Cherokee County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Cherokee Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Cherokee County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Cherokee Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Cherokee Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Cherokee 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 Cherokee County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.