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Coal County, Oklahoma
Genealogy, History & Facts
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Coal County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Coal County, OK Created?
Coal County was established on July 16, 1907 from Choctaw lands.
What is the County Seat of Coal County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Coalgate and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Coal County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Hughes County, Pittsburg County, Atoka County (east & south), Johnston County, Pontotoc County.
Coal County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Coal County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Coal 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 Coal 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.
Coal County, OK Census Records
What Coal County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Coal 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.
Coal County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Coal County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Coal County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Coal 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 Coal 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.
- Coal County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 4 N Main St, Coalgate, OK 74538
- Phone: (580) 927-2103
- Coal County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1904
- Coal 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
Coal County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Coal County, OK?
A list of Coal County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Coal County Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 436, Coalgate, OK 74538; (580) 927-3103
- 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 Coal County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Coal County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Coal County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Coal County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Coal County.
Coal 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)
- Coal County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Coal County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Coal Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Coal Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Coal County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Coal Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Coal Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Coal County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Coal 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)
Coal Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Coal County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Coal County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Coal Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Coal County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Coal (cyndislist.com)
- Coal County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Coal Co. OKGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Coal County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Coal Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Coal Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Coal 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 Coal County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
