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McCurtain County, Oklahoma
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McCurtain County, Oklahoma Facts
When was McCurtain County, OK Created?
McCurtain County was established on July 16, 1907 from Choctaw lands.
What is the County Seat of McCurtain County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Idabel and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to McCurtain County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Le Flore County, Polk County, Arkansas, Sevier County, Arkansas, Little River County, Arkansas, Bowie County, Texas, Red River County, Texas, Choctaw County, Pushmataha County.
McCurtain County, OK Vital Records
Where can find McCurtain County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
McCurtain 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 McCurtain 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.
McCurtain County, OK Census Records
What McCurtain County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for McCurtain 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.
McCurtain County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
McCurtain County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the McCurtain County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of McCurtain 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 McCurtain 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.
- McCurtain County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 200 N.E. 18th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 75105
- Phone: (580) 286-7428
- McCurtain County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1907
- McCurtain 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
McCurtain County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for McCurtain County, OK?
A list of McCurtain County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Mccurtain County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1832, 2 SE Avenue D, Idabel, OK 74745
- 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 McCurtain County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- McCurtain County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- McCurtain County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in McCurtain County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to McCurtain County.
McCurtain 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)
- McCurtain County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- McCurtain County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
McCurtain Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- McCurtain Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- McCurtain County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- McCurtain Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- McCurtain Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- McCurtain County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
McCurtain 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)
McCurtain Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- McCurtain County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- McCurtain County and southeast Oklahoma : history, biography, statistics : a complete church, lodge, school, professional, busi (search.ancestry.com)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- McCurtain County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- McCurtain Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- McCurtain County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – McCurtain (cyndislist.com)
- McCurtain County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- McCurtain Co. OKGenweb (felihkatubbe.com)
- McCurtain County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- McCurtain Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
McCurtain Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
McCurtain 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 McCurtain County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.