I hope you find the following information helpful in your genealogy research. Remember, OKGenWeb is not affiliated with any of the agencies or offices listed below and cannot help you with anything that they do. But, I hope this information will save you some time, effort and money by knowing the right place to direct your search. The following will tell you what you need to know about the record repositories in Muskogee County, where they are, what records they contain and how to go about accessing these materials. If you are looking for a record not listed here, feel free to contact me and I'll try to help you figure out where it is. Thanks, Sue.

Muskogee County District Court Clerk's Office

Location: Muskogee County Courthouse (2nd floor) 200 State Street Muskogee, OK See Map

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. including lunch hour

Mailing Address: Muskogee County District Court Clerk P. O. Box 1350 Muskogee, OK 74402-1350 Web address: None

Phone: 918-682-7873 Fax: 918-684-1696 Email: None

Internet Access to Records:
Recent Muskogee County Records can be searched for at the Oklahoma District Court Records website
As of 7 July 2004, the records for Muskogee County that were available there were from 3 Jan. 2003-6 July 2004.

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District Court Records:

• Civil - 1910
• Divorce -1930 (prior to 1930 filed as civil cases)
• Small Claims
• Probate - 1907
• Guardianships - 1907
• Felony - 1907
• Misdemeanor
• Traffic
• Adoption - 1908
• Juvenile
• Mental Health
• Minister's Credentials
• Marriage - 1890
• Notary
• Beverage and Process Server Licenses

District Court Records available on microfilm in the District Court Clerk's office and at Muskogee Public Library:
See the Library website for a complete list of microfilm available here

• Marriage records from 1890 - 30 Dec. 1951
• General Index Superior Court Vol. 1, 2, 3 1908 - 1938
• Index to Civil Cases District Court 1907
• Civil Appearance Docket 1911
• Record County Court 1908 - 1929
• Petition for Appointment of Guardian 1909 - 1928
• Ordination of Ministers 1895 - 1904
• Mayor's Court of Muskogee, I. T. 1898 - 1906
• Tax Roll 1908
• Probate Records 1908 - 1950
• Administrators Record 1907 - 1922
• Probate Case File 1903-1933 and Index file 1907 - 1932
• Probate Dockets 1913 - 1950
• Bond Record 1910 - 1924
• Guardians Bond 1925 - 1937
• Bond Record 1909
• Administrators & Executors Bond 1918 - 1934
• Index to Civil Cases A - Mc & N - Z
• Divorce Case File 1922 - 1930
• Divorce Case File Index AA - ZU

Search fees:
If you do not have a file number from an index: $10 plus copy fees. (If you make a request by mail include a self addressed stamped envelope)
If you provide a file number from an index there is no search fee, only copy fees.

Copy fees: $1.00 for first page, $.50 for each additional page.
Certified copies additional $.50 per page.

The Muskogee County District Court Clerk's office performs search requests for information that lies within the files and docket books of the Clerk's office. The county courthouse, even after recent renovation, afforded no designated space for research. However, in attempt to accommodate the public, there is a research computer in the front of the office. Index records for Marriage, Divorce, Probate and Felony cases have been scanned into the court management system to try to eliminate the lifting of the 10 -20 pound docket indexes.

The office staff will retrieve case files, bring them to you for viewing and make copies for you. Only a limited number of files and docket books are actually housed within the main office. Other records are stored in the basement, parking garage and a warehouse off the courthouse premises. Because it takes time to go and retrieve the files request them in multiples rather than individually. If possible, an advance request prior to your visit would be helpful.

Oklahoma Laws limit access to some court records. The following have been declared confidential by Oklahoma statute:
Adoption Cases (10 O.S. 199,§ 60.17)
Juvenile and Children Cases (10 O.S. 1999.§§ 7005. 1.1-1.5,1.7 & 10 O.S. 1999. § 7307, 1.1 - 1.5)
Mental Health Cases - No records of proceedings under the Mental Health Law are open to public inspection except by court order. (43AO.S 1999,§1-109)
Guardianship Cases - Certain information in guardianship files is confidential and not open to public inspection:

• Medical Records
• Physical, psychological, or other evaluations of a ward or the subject of the proceedings
• Guardianship plans
• Reports of Guardians
• Limited guardians and conservators
• Financial records and information submitted to the court
• Other information designated by the judge as confidential

Other parts of the guardianship file are not confidential and are open to public inspection. The Appearance Docket is an open record. The statutes do allow certain persons to have access to the confidential guardianship information including the following individuals: (30 O.S.1999,§1-122(A)

• The subject of the proceeding
• The subject's attorney
• Guardians ad litem
• The ward's guardian and attorney
• The conservator and attorney
• Licensed abstractors

Muskogee County Clerk's Office

Location: County Services Building (1st floor) 4th Street and Broadway Muskogee, OK See Map

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. including lunch hour

Mailing Address: Muskogee County Clerk P.O. Box 1008 Muskogee, OK 74402 Web address: None

Phone: 918-682-7781 Fax:   Email: None

Records:

• All Muskogee county land records
• Cherokee and Creek Allotment Deeds
• School Census Records
• Plat maps (on cd)

Copy fees: $1.00 per page.
Microfilm reader/printers are available for your use. You pay for your copies at the desk when you leave.

Muskogee County Assessor's Office

Location: County Services Building (2nd floor) 4th Street and Broadway Muskogee, OK See Map

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. including lunch hour

Mailing Address: Muskogee County Assessor P.O. Box Muskogee, OK 74402 Web address: None

Phone: 918-682-8781 Fax:   Email: None

Records: If you have a land description or an address the county assessor's office can tell you who currently owns it and who pays taxes on it.