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Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
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Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Sequoyah County, OK Created?
Sequoyah County was established on July 16, 1907 from Cherokee lands.
What is the County Seat of Sequoyah County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Sallisaw and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Sequoyah County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Cherokee County, Adair County, Crawford County, Arkansas, Sebastian County, Arkansas, Le Flore County, Haskell County, Muskogee County.
Sequoyah County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Sequoyah County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah 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.
Sequoyah County, OK Census Records
What Sequoyah County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Sequoyah 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.
Sequoyah County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Sequoyah County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Sequoyah County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah 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.
- Sequoyah County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 120 E Chickasaw Ave, Sallisaw, OK 74955
- Phone: (918) 775-4516
- Sequoyah County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1907
- Sequoyah 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
Sequoyah County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Sequoyah County, OK?
A list of Sequoyah County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Sequoyah Genealogical Society, 101 East Cherokee, Sallisaw, OK 74955
- Sequoyah County Historical Society, P.O. Box 305, Sallisaw, Ok 74955
- Muldrow Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1253, Muldrow, OK 74938
- 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 Sequoyah County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Sequoyah County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Sequoyah County.
Sequoyah 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)
- Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Sequoyah County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Sequoyah Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Sequoyah Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Sequoyah County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Sequoyah Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Sequoyah Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Sequoyah 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)
Sequoyah Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Sequoyah 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)
- Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Sequoyah Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Sequoyah County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Sequoyah (cyndislist.com)
- Sequoyah County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Sequoyah Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Sequoyah County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Sequoyah Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Sequoyah Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
