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Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
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Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Pontotoc County, OK Created?
Pontotoc County was established on July 16, 1907 from Chickasaw lands.
What is the County Seat of Pontotoc County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Ada and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Pontotoc County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Seminole County, Hughes County, Coal County, Johnston County, Murray County, Garvin County, McClain County, Pottawatomie County.
Pontotoc County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Pontotoc County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc 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.
Pontotoc County, OK Census Records
What Pontotoc County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Pontotoc 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.
Pontotoc County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Pontotoc County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Pontotoc County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc 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.
- Pontotoc County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 120 W 13th St, Ada, OK 74820
- Phone: (580) 332-5763
- Pontotoc County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1906
- Pontotoc County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1907
- Probate Records: 1906
- Court Records: 1907
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Pontotoc County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Pontotoc County, OK?
A list of Pontotoc County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Pontotoc County Historical And Genealogical Society, 221 West 16th Street, Ada, Oklahoma 74820
- 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 Pontotoc County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Pontotoc County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Pontotoc County.
Pontotoc 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)
- Ada Weekly News (Ada, Oklahoma) (search.ancestry.com)
- The Evening News (Ada, Oklahoma) (search.ancestry.com)
- The Ada Evening News (Ada, Oklahoma) (search.ancestry.com)
- Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Pontotoc County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Pontotoc Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Pontotoc County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Pontotoc 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)
Pontotoc Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Pontotoc Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Pontotoc County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Pontotoc (cyndislist.com)
- Pontotoc County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Pontotoc Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Pontotoc County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Pontotoc Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Pontotoc Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.