Bryan County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Bryan County Bryan 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
Blaine County Courthouse 212 N Weigle Avenue Watonga, OK 73772 Phone: 580.623.5890 Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1892; County Clerk has land records from 1892

Parent County
1907--Bryan County was created 16 July 1907 from Choctaw Lands. County seat: Durant

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Oklahoma County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Oklahoma County Boundary Maps" (1819-1912) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

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

City

 * Durant (county seat)

Towns

 * Achille
 * Armstrong
 * Bennington
 * Bokchito
 * Caddo
 * Calera
 * Colbert
 * Hendrix
 * Kemp
 * Kenefic
 * Mead
 * Silo

Census-designated places

 * Albany
 * Blue
 * Cartwright

Unincorporated communities

 * Allison
 * Banty
 * Brown
 * Cade
 * Cobb
 * Kiersey
 * Platter
 * Romia
 * Roberta
 * Utica
 * Yarnaby
 * Yuba

Neighboring Counties

 * Atoka
 * Choctaw
 * Fannin County, Texas
 * Grayson County, Texas
 * Johnston
 * Lamar County, Texas
 * Marshall

State Census Records

 * 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census 1890 - Oklahoma Historical Societ
 * 1890 and 1907 Oklahoma Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907 at Ancestry — index and image ($)

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for Oklahoma starting in 1860. For links to Federal census indexes, see Oklahoma Census.

Newspapers
Oklahoma Newspapers Online Oklahoma Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Oklahoma newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Nebraska newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Oklahoma newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * Oklahoma State Historical Society - catalog of known Oklahoma newspapers; lists repositories that have the newspapers
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper


 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has The Paris News (Paris, TX) from 1925 that may include residents from Bryan County.

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

School Records

 * 1895 - 1936 at | FamilySearch — index and images

Vital Records
See also How to order Oklahoma Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Oklahoma Birth Certificate or Death Certificate Applications to mail.

Marriage

 * 1890–1995 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Durant Oklahoma Family History Center 515 Sunny Meadows Dr Durant OK 74701 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * Bryan County, OK History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Oklahoma Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Oklahoma Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.