About Oklahoma Land Records
Oklahoma is a federal-land state. Lands were generally acquired through
federal government programs, the Indian Nations, or from other individuals.
Land records for the nations were filed under their respective Bureau
of Indian Affairs (BIA) agency. After some areas were opened for non-native
settlement, the common holdings of the tribes were divided into individual
allotments to tribal members, with the federal government remaining
guardian over allotments.
No centralized repository exists for the
land allotments given the natives, but original allotments for all
but the Five Civilized Tribes are on microfilm at the Indian Archives
at the Oklahoma Historical Society. Outright payments made for land
in the Cherokee Outlet are included in this microfilm. Land allotments
given to Native Americans between 1889êÒ freed more land
for non-natives. The Oklahoma Historical Society holds land descriptions
and plat maps for some allotments; originals are at the BIA in Muskogee,
Oklahoma, or the National Archives in Fort Worth, Texas.
Land-entry case files for government purchases are available through
the National Archives in Washington, D.C.. The tract books and plat
maps are also accessible through either the BLM in Santa Fe, New Mexico,
or through the National Archives. The Oklahoma Historical Society has
seventy-two volumes of Oklahoma Federal Tract Books on microfilm. A
surname index has been compiled for each reel, and a statewide index
is currently being developed. Records from Oklahoma's several local
land offices (open from 1889êç) are housed at the Division
of Archives and Records, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Since statehood
in 1907, the respective clerk of the court or registrar maintains land
and property transactions between individuals.
For further information,
consult Sidney Thiel, comp., The Oklahoma Land Rush. (Washington,
D.C.: Historical Records Commission, n.d.); and E. Wade Hone, Land
and Property
Research in the United States (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1997).
Oklahoma BLM Office:
Bureau of Land Management
7906 E. 33rd Street, Suite 101
Tulsa, OK 74145-1352
(918) 621-4100
(918) 621-4130 FAX
Oklahoma State Historical
Society:
Oklahoma Historical Society / Library & Archives
2100 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4997
(405) 522-5209 (Archives & Manuscripts Division)
(405) 522-5225 (Library Resources Division)
Fax: (405) 521-2492
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ohsrlib.htm
Oklahoma County Courthouses:
Adair County
Adair County Clerk
P.O. Box 169
Stilwell, OK 74960
Telephone: (918) 696-7198
Alfalfa County
Alfalfa County Clerk
300 S. Grand
Cherokee, OK 73728
Telephone: (280) 596-2392
Atoka County
Atoka County Clerk
201 E. Court
Atoka, OK 74525-2045
Telephone: (580) 889-3565
Beaver County
Beaver County Clerk
111 W. 2nd St
Beaver, OK 73932
Telephone: (580) 625-3151
Beckham County
Beckham County Courthouse
P.O. Box 67
Sayre, OK 73662
Telephone: (580) 928-3383
Blaine County
Blaine County Courthouse
PO Box 138
Watonga, OK 73772
Telephone: (580) 623-5890
Bryan County
Bryan County Court Clerk
Bryan County Courthouse
402 West Evergreen
Durant, OK 74701
Telephone: (580) 924-1446
Caddo County
Caddo County Clerk
P.O. Box 10
Anadarko, OK 73005
Telephone: (405) 247-3394
Canadian County
Canadian County Clerk
P.O. Box 458
El Reno, OK 73036
Telephone: (405) 262-1070 ext 122
Carter County
Carter County Clerk
First and B Street, SW
Ardmore, OK 73401
Telephone: (580) 223-8162
Cherokee County
Cherokee County Clerk
213 W. Delaware
Tahlequah, OK 74464-3639
Telephone: (918) 456-4121
Choctaw County
Choctaw County Clerk
County Courthouse, 300 E. Duke
Hugo, OK 74743
Telephone: (580) 326- 3778
Marriage Records: (580) 326-7554
Cimarron County
Cimarron County Clerk
P.O. Box 788
Boise City, OK 73933
Telephone: (405) 544-2221
Cleveland County
Cleveland County Clerk
201 South Jones
Norman, OK 73069
Telephone: (405) 366-0240
Coal County
Coal County Clerk
3 N. Main St.
Coalgate, OK 74538-2832
Telephone: (580) 927-2281
Comanche County
Comanche County Clerk
315 S.W. 5th St., Room 504
Lawton, OK 73501-4326
Telephone: (405) 355-4017
Cotton County
Cotton County Clerk
301 N. Broadway St.
Walters, OK 73572-1271
Telephone: (580) 875-3026
Craig County
Craig County Clerk
301 W. Canadian
Vinita, OK 74301
Telephone: (918) 256-2445
Creek County
Creek County Courthouse
County Clerk
222 E. Dewey, Suite 200
Sapulpa, OK 74066
Telephone: (918) 224-4084
Custer County
Custer County Courthouse
P.O. Box 300
Arapaho, OK 73620
Telephone: (580) 323-4420
Delaware County
Delaware County Clerk
P.O. Box 309
Jay, OK 74346-0309
Telephone: (918) 253-4432
Dewey County
Dewey County Clerk
P.O. Box 368
Taloga, OK 73667-0368
Telephone: (580) 328-5390
Ellis County
Ellis County Courthouse
100 South Washington
Arnett, OK 73832-0257
Telephone: (580) 885-7301
Garfield County
County Clerk
Garfield County Courthouse
Room 101
Enid, OK 73701
Telephone: (580) 237-0227
Garvin County
Garvin County Clerk
P.O. Box 239
Pauls Valley, OK 73075
Telephone: (405) 238-5596
Grady County
Grady County Clerk
P.O. Box 1009
Chickasha, OK 73023-1009
Telephone: (405) 224-5211
Grant County
Grant County Clerk
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 167
Medford, OK 73759
Telephone: (580) 395-2214
Greer County
Greer County Clerk
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 216
Mangum, OK 73554
Telephone: (405) 782-2329
Harmon County
Harmon County Clerk
114 W. Hollis
Hollis, OK 73550
Telephone: (580) 688-3658
Harper County
Harper County Clerk
P.O. Box 369
Buffalo, OK 73834-0369
Telephone: (580) 735-2012
Haskell County
Haskell County Clerk
202 E. Main St.
Stigler, OK 74462-2439
Telephone: (918) 967-4352
Hughes County
Hughes County Clerk
P.O. Box 914
Holdenville, OK 74848
Telephone: (405) 379-3384
Jackson County
Jackson County Clerk
County Courthouse, Room 303
Altus, OK 73521-3898
Telephone: (580) 482-4420
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Clerk
220 N. Main St., Room 302
Waurika, OK 73573-2234
Telephone: (405) 228-2241
Johnston County
Johnston County Clerk
County Courthouse
414 W. Main, Suite 201
Tishomingo, OK 73460
Telephone: (405) 371-3058
Kay County
Kay County Clerk
P.O. Box 450
Newkirk, OK 74647
Telephone: (580) 362-3116
Kingfisher County
Kingfisher County Clerk
P.O. Box 118
Kingfisher, OK 73750
Telephone: (405) 375-3808
Kiowa County
Kiowa County Clerk
P.O. Box 854
Hobart, OK 73651
Telephone: (580) 726-5125
Latimer County
Latimer County Clerk
109 N. Central St.
Wilburton, OK 74578
Telephone: (918) 465-2011
Le Flore County
Le Flore County Clerk
P.O. Box 218
Poteau, OK 74953-0607
Telephone: (918) 647-5738
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Clerk
P.O. Box 126
Chandler, OK 74834
Telephone: (405) 258-1264
Logan County
Logan County Clerk
301 E. Harrison, Room 201
Guthrie, OK 73044
Telephone: (405) 282-2124
Love County
Love County Clerk
405 W. Main St.
Marietta, OK 73448
Telephone: (405) 276-3059
Major County
Major County Clerk
P.O. Box 379, East Broadway
Fairview, OK 73737
Telephone: (580) 227-4732
Mayes County
Mayes County Clerk
Courthouse
Pryor, OK 74361
Telephone: (918) 825-0639
McClain County
McClain County Clerk
P.O. Box 629
Purcell, OK 73080
Telephone: (405) 527-3117
McCurtain County
McCurtain County Clerk
P.O. Box 1078
Idabel, OK 74745
Telephone: (580) 286-7428
McIntosh County
McIntosh County Clerk
P.O. Box 108
Eufaula, OK 74432-0108
Telephone: (918) 689-2362
Murray County
Murray County Clerk
P.O. Box 240
Sulphur, OK 73086-0240
Telephone: (580) 622-3777
Muskogee County
Muskogee County Clerk
P.O. Box 2307
Muskogee, OK 74402-2307
Telephone: (918) 682-9601
Noble County
Noble County Clerk
300 Courthouse Dr. # 11
Perry, OK 73077
Telephone: (405) 336-2141
Nowata County
Nowata County Clerk
229 N. Maple St.
Nowata, OK 74048-2654
Telephone: (918) 273-0175
Okfuskee County
Okfuskee County Clerk
P.O. Box 26
Okemah, OK 74859-0026
Telephone: (918) 623-0939
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma County Clerk
320 Robert S. Kerr, Room 105
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-3441
Telephone: (405) 270-0082
Okmulgee County
Okmulgee County Clerk
P.O. Box 904
Okmulgee, OK 74447
Telephone: (918) 756-0788
Osage County
Osage County Clerk
P.O. Box 87
Pawhuska, OK 74056-0087
Telephone: (918) 287-2615
Ottawa County
Ottawa County Clerk
County Courthouse
102 E. Central, Suite 203
Miami, OK 74354
Telephone: (918) 542-9408
Pawnee County
Pawnee County Clerk
County Courthouse
500 Harrison St., Room 202
Pawnee, OK 74058
Telephone: (918) 762-2547
Payne County
Payne County Clerk
Sixth and Husband
Stillwater, OK 74074
Telephone: (405) 624-9300
Pittsburg County
Pittsburg County Clerk
115 E. Carl Albert Parkway
McAlester, OK 74501
Telephone: (918) 423-6865
Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County Clerk
P.O. Box 1425
Ada, OK 74820
Telephone: (405) 332-1425
Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County Clerk
325 N. Broadway
Shawnee, OK 74801-6919
Telephone: (405) 273-4305
Pushmataha County
Pushmataha County Clerk
203 S.W. 3 St.
Antlers, OK 74523-3899
Telephone: (580) 298-2512
Roger Mills County
Roger Mills County Clerk
P.O. Box 708
Cheyenne, OK 73628
Telephone: (580) 497-3366
Rogers County
Rogers County Clerk
219 South Missouri
Claremore, OK 74017-7832
Telephone: (918) 341-0585
Seminole County
Seminole County Clerk
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1180
Wewoka, OK 74884
Telephone: (405) 257-2450
Sequoyah County
Sequoyah County Clerk
120 E. Chickasaw St.
Sallisaw, OK 74955-4655
Telephone: (918) 775-5539
Stephens County
Stephens County Clerk
County Courthouse
101 S. 11th St.
Duncan, OK 73533
Telephone: (580) 255-4193
Texas County
Texas County Clerk
P.O. Box 197
Guymon, OK 73942-0197
Telephone: (580) 338-3233
Tillman County
Tillman County Clerk
P.O. Box 992
Frederick, OK 73542
Telephone: (580) 335-3023
Tulsa County
Tulsa County Clerk
500 S. Denver Ave., Room 120
Tulsa, OK 74103
Telephone: (918) 596-5000
Wagoner County
Wagoner County Clerk
307 East Cherokee
Wagoner, OK 74467-4729
Telephone: (918) 485-2141
Washington County
Washington County Clerk
420 S. Johnstone Ave.
Bartlesville, OK 74003-6605
Telephone: (918) 336-0330
Washita County
Washita County Clerk
P.O. Box 380
Cordell, OK 73632
Telephone: (580) 832-2284
Woods County
Woods County Clerk
P.O. Box 386
Alva, OK 73717
Telephone: (580) 327-2126
Woodward County
Woodward County Clerk
1600 Main St.
Woodward, OK 73801-3046
Telephone: (580) 256-8097
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