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Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Genealogy, History & Facts
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Pawnee County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Pawnee County, OK Created?
Pawnee County was established on September 16, 1893 from the Cherokee Outlet.
What is the County Seat of Pawnee County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Pawnee and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Pawnee County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Osage County, Tulsa County, Creek County, Payne County, Noble County.
Pawnee County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Pawnee County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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.
Pawnee County, OK Census Records
What Pawnee County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Pawnee County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1900, 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.
Pawnee County, OK Courthouse and Government Records

What genealogical records can I find in the Pawnee County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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.
- Pawnee County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 500 Harrison St, Pawnee, OK 74058
- Phone: (918) 762-2732
- Pawnee County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1894
- Pawnee County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1897
- Probate Records: 1897
- Court Records: 1897
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Pawnee County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Pawnee County, OK?
A list of Pawnee County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- 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 Pawnee County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Pawnee County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Pawnee County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Pawnee County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Pawnee County.
Pawnee 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)
- Pawnee County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Pawnee County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Pawnee Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Pawnee Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Pawnee County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Pawnee Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Pawnee Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Pawnee County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Pawnee 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)
Pawnee Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Pawnee County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Pawnee County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Pawnee Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Pawnee County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Pawnee (cyndislist.com)
- Pawnee County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Pawnee Co. OKGenweb (pasttracker.com)
- Pawnee County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Pawnee Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Pawnee Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Pawnee 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 Pawnee County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.