Stephens County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Stephens County

Stephens 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.

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County Courthouse
Stephens County Courthouse 101 S 11th Street #203; Duncan, OK 73533 Phone: 580.255.0977 Clerk Court has marriage and probate records; County Clerk has land records

Parent County
1907--Stephens County was created 16 July 1907 from Comanche and Chickasaw Lands. County seat: Duncan

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Carter
 * Comanche
 * Cotton
 * Garvin
 * Grady
 * Jefferson

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records Vol. 21 page 173 - Eschiti Cemetery

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Lawton newspapers that may have included Stephens County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

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

 * The Stephens County OK GenWeb Project, a member of The OKGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project