Caddo County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Caddo County

Caddo 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
Caddo County Courthouse SW 2nd Street and Oklahoma Avenue Anadarko, OK 73005-1427 Phone: 405.247.6609 Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1902

Parent County
1901--Caddo County was created in 1901 from original lands. Formerly I County, name changed to Caddo 8 Nov 1902. County seat: Anadarko

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.

Neighboring Counties

 * Blaine
 * Canadian
 * Comanche
 * Custer
 * Grady
 * Kiowa
 * Washita

Newspapers

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

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

Web Sites

 * Caddo 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.