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County Government

Okfuskee County Clerk

Court House
3rd & Atlanta
P.O. Box 108
Okemah, OK 74859
918-623-1724

Okfuskee Court Clerk
Court House
3rd & Atlanta
P.O. Box 30 Okemah, OK 74859
918-623-0525

Boley

Boley Town Hall
309 S Pecan
Boley, OK
918-667-9790

Okemah

Okemah Town Hall
502 West Broadway
Okemah, OK 74859
918-623-1050

Paden

Paden City Hall
724 Main St
Paden, OK
405-932-4441

Weleetka

Weleetka Town Clerk
120 W 8th
P.O. Box 396
Weleetka, OK 74880
405-786-2272

Birth & Death Records

Census

• 1860 "Indian Lands West of Arkansas" census (does not include Native Americans).
• 1890 Union Veterans and Widows census
• 1900 Indian Territorial census (lists name, sex, household and visitation number, relationship to head of the household, color, race, mon th year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, father's place of birth, mother's place of birth, occupation, citizenship, ability to read, write, and speak English, home owned or rented, farm or not, mortgaged or not. For Indians, it lists the tribe of the individual, tribe of father, tribe of mother, and degree of Indian blood)
• 1910 U.S. census
• 1920 U.S. census

All of these are available at the Oklahoma State Historical Library in Oklahoma City.

Cemeteries

Okfuskee County Cemeteries

Okfuskee County, Oklahoma - Okemah Highland Cemetery (through 1986) by Shirley Custar. Indexed.
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F702/O5/C8)
(Family History Center, 4 microfiche, FHL US/CAN 6100389)

Okfuskee County, Oklahoma Cemeteries Volume 2 by Shirley Custar, 1995. Covers 46 cemeteries in Okfuskee County (excludes Okemah Highland Cemetery). Indexed.
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F702/O5/C88/v.2)

Okfuskee County, Oklahoma Cemeteries Bordering Counties Volume 3 by Shirley Custar, 1995. Covers 7 cemeteries outside Okfuskee County yet in close proximity. Indexed. Cemeteries include:
Butner/Cromwell, Sand Creek, and Schoolton - Seminole County:
Creek County (1 small cemetery)
Dustin - Hughes County
Tuskeegee - Creek County
Wetumka - Hughes County
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F702/O5/C88/v.3)

Weleetka Cemetery, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma (Entries from cemetery records), prepared by the Okfuskee County Genealogical Society, 1986. Alphabetized.
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F702/O5)<

Tulsa Annals, by the Tulsa Genealogical Society, and. Haydenville Cemetery is indexed (v6, n3, p77)
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F704/T92/v5-6)

Cemetery Records - Oklahoma, by Genealogical Record Committee, Oklahoma DAR Chapters, 1969. Lists Civil War Veterans buried in Highland Cemetery, Okemah, Oklahoma (1 page)
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F694/D238/G324/DAR)

A Collection of Oklahoma Tombstone Inscriptions, collected by Mrs. Hazel Lloyd and Mrs. Stella Bryant, 1943-1949. Wind Family Burying Ground is indexed (p 214)
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F693/L793/Pt 2)

Churches

Okfuskee County Churches

Histories

Okfuskee County Histories

Clearview, Documentary of the History of Clearview, by J. P. Owens. 1995. Copies may be purchased through Dr. Evans, Okfuskee County Veterinary Clinic, Highway 62 East of Okemah, 918-623-1166. 32 pages. Not indexed.

Okemah Remembered, A Brief History of Okemah, Oklahoma, by the Okemah Library and Okfuskee County Historical Society. 24 pages of stories and photographs from early pioneers of Okemah.
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F704/O54/1989)

Stories of Early Oklahoma - A collection of interesting facts, biographical sketches and stories relating to the history of Oklahoma, Assembled by Hazel Ruby McMahan (Mrs. James W.), State Historian for Oklahoma Society Daughters of American Revolution, 1945.
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F699/S7)

Funeral Homes

List of Funeral Homes on OKGenWeb

Marriage Records

Okfuskee County Marriage Records

Okfuskee County, Oklahoma Marriages 1907-1914 by Shirley Custar, 1990. Indexed.
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F702/O5/S82)

Okfuskee County Marriage Index (1907-1981) and Marriage Records (1907-1929). Micro Reproduction of original records in the Okfuskee County Courthouse, Okemah, Oklahoma. On 9 microfilm reels.
(Family History Center, film, FHL US/CAN 1306089-1306097)

Miscellaneous

Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, Genealogical Society Newsletters, 1986-1987, compiled by Shirley Custar. Indexed. The following cemeteries are indexed: Buckeye, Highland (partial), Manwarring, and Prairie Springs. Short histories are included for: Boley, Burke City, Chilesville, Last Chance Baptist Church, Okemah, Okemah Church of Christ, and Welty.
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F702/O5/v1-2)

Directories. Various telephone books are available at the Oklahoma Historical Society Library. It appears the oldest directory for the County (at the OHS Library) is around 1955. Note that many smaller communities are listed with a larger nearby town.

Newspapers (past and present)

Unless noted otherwise, microfilm of these papers should be available at the Oklahoma Historical Society Newspaper Room. (* indicates no copies are currently available)

Obituaries

Okemah News Leader Obituaries Volume 1 (1987-1989) by Shirley Custar, 1993. Indexed.
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F704/O54/C8/v.1)

Okemah News Leader Obituaries Volume 2 (1990-1992) by Shirley Custar, 1993. Indexed.
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F704/O54/C8/v.2)

Okemah News Leader Obituaries Volume 3 (1993-1995) by Shirley Custar, 1996. Indexed.
(Oklahoma Historical Society Library, call no F704/O54/C8/v.3)

Probate Records

Okfuskee County Probate Index (1910-1972) and Estate Fee Records (1907-1929). Microreporduction of orginal records in the Okfuskee County Courthouse, Okemah, Oklahoma. On 7 microfilm reels.
(Family History Center, film, FHL US/CAN 1306097-1306101, 1310902, & 1310903)

Vital Records

Okfuskee County Birth and Death Records (1909-1922) by Daughters of the American Revolution, Genealogical Records Committee (Oklahoma). An online index is available. For detailed information about this publication see "Birth and Death Indexes" on the home page.
(Family History Center, film, FHL US/CAN 893730)

Birth and Death Certificates may be available from the the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Your success in obtaining a record is dependent on the date of the event. Obviously, the later the event the more likely the record will be available. The OkGenWeb home page (Vital Records Page) has some information on the availability of earlier dates. For information on ordering a record, try the State Department of Health internet site: www.health.state.ok.us/program/vital/brec.html

Historical Societies, Libraries, & Museums

Within the County

Okfuskee County Historical Society and Museum
407 West Broadway
P.O. Box 409
Okemah, OK 74859
918-623-2027 or 918-623-0930 or 918-623-0783
(Like all small, volunteer museums, hours are very limited - call to confirm hours of operation prior to traveling a great distance)

Okfuskee County Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 507
Okemah, OK 74859

Okemah Public Library
301 South Second
Okemah, OK 74859
918-623-1915
Has cemetery indexes of Highland Cemetery and 19 other Okfuskee County cemeteries that were done in the 1980's. Also has Okemah High School Yearbooks for: 1950, 1952-1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967-1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, and 1982

Boley Public Library
17 North Cedar
Boley, OK 74829
918-667-3337

Outside County

Oklahoma Historical Society
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-7917
405-522-5209 Archives (American Indian Records)
405-522-5225 Library (Genealogy/Research)
405-522-5210 Newspapers
Website: http://www.keytech.com/~frizzell/ohspage.html

Tulsa Historical Society and Museum
1347 E 25th Street
Tulsa, OK
918-596-1350 Museum
918-596-1351 Society

Prague Historical Museum
1008 N Broadway Ave
Prague, OK
405-567-4750

Seminole Historical Society
1717 Highway 9 West
Seminole, OK
405-382-1500

Hughes County Historical
114 N. Creek St
Holdenville, OK
405-379-6723