Cotton County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Cotton County

Cotton 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
Cotton County Courthouse 301 N Broadway Street Walters, OK 73572-1271 Phone: 580.875-3026

County Clerk has birth records 1912-1945, divorce and land records, surveys and school census records; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, proabte and court records

Parent County
1912--Cotton County was created 27 August 1912 from Comanche County. County seat: Walters

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay County, Texas
 * Comanche
 * Jefferson
 * Stephens
 * Tillman
 * Wichita County, Texas

Cemeteries

 * Temple Cemetery, Temple BillionGraves

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Lawton newspapers that may have included Cotton 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

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