Jackson County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Jackson County

Jackson County, Oklahoma genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse 101 N Main Street Altus, OK 73521 Phone: 580.482-4070 Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1907; County Clerk has land records

Parent County
1907--Jackson County was created 16 July 1907 from Greer County. County seat: Altus

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Greer
 * Hardeman County, Texas
 * Harmon
 * Kiowa
 * Tillman
 * Wilbarger County, Texas

Newspapers

 * Altus Times - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1981-2004
 * Altus Times Democrat - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1920-1980

Probate
Online Records
 * 1801 – 2008 Oklahoma Wills and Probate Records 1801-2008 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1887 – 2008 Oklahoma Probate Records 1887-2008 at FamilySearch — images

Marriage

 * 1890–1995 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.