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Ottawa County, Oklahoma
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Ottawa County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Ottawa County, OK Created?
Ottawa County was established on July 16, 1907 from Cherokee nation.
What is the County Seat of Ottawa County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Miami and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Ottawa County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Cherokee County, Kansas, Newton County, Missouri, McDonald County, Missouri, Delaware County, Craig County.
Ottawa County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Ottawa County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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.
Ottawa County, OK Census Records
What Ottawa County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Ottawa 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.
Ottawa County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Ottawa County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Ottawa County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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.
- Ottawa County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 102 E Central Ave, Miami, OK 74354
- Phone: (918)542-9408
- Ottawa County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1895
- Ottawa 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
Ottawa County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Ottawa County, OK?
A list of Ottawa County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Ottawa County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1383, 110 A Street Southwest Miami, OK 74354; (918) 542-5388
- 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 Ottawa County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Ottawa County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Ottawa County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Ottawa County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Ottawa County.
Ottawa 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)
- Ottawa County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Ottawa County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Ottawa Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Ottawa Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Ottawa County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Ottawa Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Ottawa Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Ottawa County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Ottawa 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)
Ottawa Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Ottawa 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)
- Ottawa County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Ottawa Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Ottawa County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Ottawa (cyndislist.com)
- Ottawa County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Ottawa Co. OKGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Ottawa County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Ottawa Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Ottawa Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Ottawa 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 Ottawa County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.