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Woods County, Oklahoma
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Woods County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Woods County, OK Created?
Woods County was established on September 16, 1893 from the Cherokee Outlet.
What is the County Seat of Woods County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Alva and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Woods County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Comanche County, Kansas, Barber County, Kansas, Alfalfa County, Major County, Woodward County, Harper County.
Woods County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Woods County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Woods 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 Woods 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.
Woods County, OK Census Records
What Woods County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Woods 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.
Woods County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Woods County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Woods County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Woods 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 Woods 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.
- Woods County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 407 Government St, Alva, OK 73717
- Phone: (580) 327-0942
- Woods County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1893
- Woods County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1893
- Probate Records: 1893
- Court Records: 1893
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Woods County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Woods County, OK?
A list of Woods County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Waynoka Historical Society, 1383 South Cleveland Street Waynoka, OK 73860; (580) 824-1886
- Woods County Genealogists, P.O. Box 234, Alva, OK 73717
- 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 Woods County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Woods County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Woods County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Woods County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Woods County.
Woods 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)
- Woods County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Woods County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Woods Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Woods Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Woods County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Woods Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Woods Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Woods County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Woods 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)
Woods Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Woods County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Woods County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Woods Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Woods County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Woods (cyndislist.com)
- Woods County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Woods Co. OKGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Woods County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Woods Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Woods Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Woods 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 Woods County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.