Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Pontotoc County

Pontotoc 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
Pontotoc County Courthouse 100 W 13th Street PO Box 1425 Ada, OK 74820 Phone: 580.332-1425

Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1907

Parent County
1907--Pontotoc County was created 16 July 1907 from Chickasaw Lands. County seat: Ada

Neighboring Counties

 * Coal
 * Garvin
 * Hughes
 * Johnston
 * McClain
 * Murray
 * Pottawatomie
 * Seminole

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Ada newspapers. This database is sometimes free at 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
 * Ada Oklahoma Family History Center

Web Sites

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