Delaware County, Oklahoma Genealogy

''This article is about a northeast county of Oklahoma. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation)''.

United States Oklahoma  Delaware County

Delaware 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
Delaware County Courthouse 237 N 5th St; Jay, OK 74346 Phone: 918.253.4420 Clerk Court has probate records; County Clerk has marriage and land records

Parent County
1907--Delaware County was created 16 July 1907 from Cherokee Lands. County seat: Jay

Neighboring Counties

 * Adair
 * Benton County, Arkansas
 * Cherokee
 * Craig
 * Mayes
 * McDonald County, Missouri
 * Ottawa

Cemeteries

 * Olympus Cemetery, Grove BillionGraves
 * Olympus North Cemetery, Grove BillionGraves

Local Histories
Muskogee and Northeastern Oklahoma: including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1922

Maps



 * Map of 1922 Delaware County, Oklahoma with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Delaware County

October 22, 1862 = Old Fort Wayne also known as Beatties Prairie, Beaty’s Prairie

Map showing Civil war battles in Oklahoma

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

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.