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Below is a list of the current counties in the state of Oklahoma, with a link to the OKGenWeb county research site. If you have family history resources to share for one of these counties, please contact the county coordinator, or the OK State Coordinator.

Current Counties | Territorial Counties | Indian Territories

County Formed Coordinator Additional Info
Adair 1907 Available Cherokee Nation Land; Stilwell is the county seat.
Alfalfa 1907 Shelley Lynch Created from Woods County, Oklahoma Territory; Cherokee is the county seat.
Atoka 1907 Available Choctaw Nation Land; Atoka is county seat.
Beaver 1907 Available Roughly the eastern third of what had been Beaver Co., O.T., earlier; Beaver is the county seat.
Beckham 1907 Available Created from Roger Mills and Greer Counties, Oklahoma Territory; Sayre is the county seat.
Blaine 1892 LaRae Halsey-Brooks Original County, Oklahoma Territory; Watonga is the county seat.
Bryan 1907 Linda K. Lewis Choctaw Nation Land; Durant is the county seat.
Caddo 1901 Mel Owings Original Lands, Oklahoma Territory; Anadarko is the county seat.
Canadian 1889 Available One of the original seven counties outlined and designated by numbers. Canadian was the Fourth; El Reno is the county seat.
Carter 1907 Available Chickasaw Nation Land; Ardmore is the county seat.
Cherokee 1907 Available Cherokee Nation Land; Tahlequah is the county seat.
Choctaw 1907 April Makerney Choctaw Nation Land; Hugo is the county seat.
Cimarron 1907 LaRae Halsey-Brooks Roughly the western third of what had been Beaver County, Oklahoma Territory, earlier designated as No Man's Land;
Cleveland 1889 Available One of the original seven counties outlined and designated by numbers. Cleveland was the Second. Oklahoma Territory, Unassigned Lands; Norman is the county seat.
Coal 1907 Monica O'Neal Choctaw Nation Land; Coalgate is the county seat.
Comanche 1901 Available Kiowa, Comanche, Apache Lands, Oklahoma Territory; Lawton is the county seat.
Cotton 1912 Available Created from Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory; Walters is the county seat.
Craig 1907 Darrel Trissell Cherokee Nation Land; Vinita is the county seat.
Creek 1907 Marti Graham Creek Nation Land; Sapulpa is the county seat.
Custer 1892-96 Available Cheyenne, Arapaho Lands; Arapaho is the county seat. Opened April 19, 1892. Named Custer County November 6, 1896.
Delaware 1907 Available Cherokee Nation Land; Jay is the county seat.
Dewey 1892 Available Original County, Oklahoma Territory; Taloga is the county seat.
Ellis 1907 Available Created from Day and Woodward Counties, Oklahoma Territory; Arnett is the county seat.
Garfield 1893 Available Cherokee Outlet; Enid is the county seat.
Garvin 1907 Rebecca Maloney Chickasaw Nation Land; Pauls Valley is the county seat.
Grady 1907 Available Created from Pontotoc & Pickens Counties, Indian Territory and a 5 mile strip along the west border from Caddo and  Comanche Counties, Oklahoma Territory; Chickasha is the county seat.
Grant 1893 Available Original County, Oklahoma Territory; Medford is the county seat.
Greer 1890 Available Originally in the State of Texas; Mangum is the county seat.
Harmon 1909 Available Created from Greer and Jackson Counties, Oklahoma Territory; Hollis is the county seat.
Harper 1907 Available Indian Lands, Woods and Woodward Counties; Buffalo is the county seat.
Haskell 1908 Available Choctaw Nation Land; Stigler is the county seat.
Hughes 1907 Available Creek Nation Land; Holdenville is the county seat.
Jackson 1907 Pam Miller Created from Greer County, Oklahoma Territory; Altus is the county seat.
Jefferson 1907 Available Created from Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory; Waurika is the county seat.
Johnston 1907 Available Chickasaw Nation Land; Tishomingo is the county seat.
Kay 1895 Available Original County, Oklahoma Territory; Newkirk is the county seat.
Kingfisher 1890 LaRae Halsey-Brooks One of the original seven counties outlined and designated by numbers. Kingfisher was the Fifth; Kingfisher is the county seat.
Kiowa 1901 Christine Sharbrough Original County, Oklahoma Territory; Hobart is the county seat.
Latimer 1902 Available Choctaw Nation Land; Wilburton is the county seat.
LeFlore 1907 Marti Graham Choctaw Nation Land; Poteau is the county seat.
Lincoln 1891 Rebecca Maloney Original County, Oklahoma Territory; Chandler is the county seat.
Logan 1890 Available One of the original seven counties outlined and designated by numbers, Logan was the First;  Oklahoma Territory; Guthrie is the county seat.
Love 1907 Available Chickasaw Nation Land; Marietta is the county seat.
Major 1907 Available Created from Woods County; Fairview is the county seat.
Marshall 1907 Available Chickasaw Nation Land; Madill is the county seat.
Mayes 1907 Available Cherokee Nation Land; Pryor is the county seat.
McClain 1907 Available Chickasaw Nation Land; Purcell is the county seat.
McCurtain 1907 Available Choctaw Nation Land; Idabel is the county seat.
McIntosh 1907 Shelley Lynch Creek Nation Land; Eufaula is the county seat.
Murray 1907 Rebecca Maloney Chickasaw Nation Land; Sulphur is the county seat.
Muskogee 1898 Sue Tolbert Creek Nation Land; Muskogee is the county seat.
Noble 1893 Available Cherokee Outlet; Perry is the county seat.
Nowata 1907 Available Cherokee Nation Land; Nowata is the county seat.
Okfuskee 1907 Available Creek Nation Land; Okemah is the county seat.
Oklahoma 1890 Marti Graham One of the original seven counties outlined and designated by numbers. Oklahoma was the Third; Oklahoma City is the county seat.
Okmulgee 1907 Available Creek Nation Land; Okmulgee is the county seat.
Osage 1907 Available Osage Nation Land; Pawhuska is the county seat.
Ottawa 1907 Available Cherokee Nation Land; Miami is the county seat.
Pawnee 1893 Available Cherokee Outlet; Pawnee is the county seat.
Payne 1890 Candace Frits One of the original seven counties outlined and designated by numbers. Payne was the Sixth. Unassigned Lands, Oklahoma Territory; Stillwater is the county seat.
Pittsburg 1907 Available McAlester is the county seat. Prior to statehood (November 16, 1907), Tobucksy County, Moshulatubbee District, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.
Pontotoc 1907 Available Chickasaw Nation Land; Ada is the county seat.
Pottawatomie 1891 Available Original County, Oklahoma Territory; Shawnee is the county seat.
Pushmataha 1907 Available Choctaw Nation Land; Antlers is the county seat.
Roger Mills 1892 Judy Tracy Cheyenne, Arapaho Lands; Cheyenne is the county seat.
Rogers 1907 Available Cherokee Nation Land; Claremore is the county seat.
Seminole 1907 Linda Simpson Seminole Indian Land; Wewoka is the county seat.
Sequoyah 1907 Available Cherokee Nation Land; Sallisaw is the county seat.
Stephens 1907 Available Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory and Chickasaw Nation Land; Duncan is the county seat.
Texas 1907 LaRae Halsey-Brooks Roughly the eastern third of what had been Beaver County, Oklahoma Territory, earlier designated as No Man's Land; Guymon is the county seat.
Tillman 1907 Available Comanche Indian Land; Frederick is the county seat.
Tulsa 1905 Available Creek Nation Land; Tulsa is the county seat.
Wagoner 1908 Available Creek Nation Land; Wagoner is the county seat.
Washington 1897 Available Cherokee Nation Land; Bartlesville is the county seat.
Washita 1900 Available Cheyenne, Arapaho Lands; Cordell is the county seat.
Woods 1893 Available Cherokee Outlet; Alva is the county seat.
Woodward 1893 Available Cherokee Outlet; Woodward is the county seat.

 

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