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''This article is about a northwest Oklahoma county. For other uses, see Adair.''

United States Oklahoma  Adair County

Adair 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
Adair County Courthouse 2nd &amp; Division Streets; PO Box 169 Stilwell, OK 74960-0169 Phone: 918.696.7198 Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate, and court records from 1907; County Assessor has land records

History
Adair County is located in the eastern portion of Oklahoma. It was named for the Adair family of the Cherokee tribe.

Parent County
1907--Adair County was created 16 July 1907 from Cherokee Lands. County seat: Stilwell

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.

Cities

 * Stilwell

Towns

 * Watts
 * Westville

Unincorporated Communities

 * Ballard
 * Barron
 * Bell
 * Bunch
 * Cherry
 * Chewey
 * Christie
 * Fairfield
 * Elohim
 * Greasy
 * Lyons
 * Marietta
 * Peavine
 * Rocky Mountain
 * Salem
 * Watts
 * West
 * Zion

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton County, Arkansas
 * Cherokee
 * Crawford County, Arkansas
 * Delaware
 * Sequoyah
 * Washington County, Arkansas

Cemeteries

 * Adair County Oklahoma Cemeteries A complete list of available online transcriptions and gravestone photos for Adair County Oklahoma cemeteries.

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 Adair County, Oklahoma with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

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

Births
Online Birth Records Indexes and Images
 * Early Oklahoma Birth Records

Marriages
Online Marriage Records Indexes and Images
 * 1841 - 1927 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Marriage, Citizenship and Census Records, 1841-1927 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1870 - 1930 at FamilySearch Index only. *1870 - 1930 Oklahoma, Select Marriages, 1870-1930 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1870 - 1930 Oklahoma, Marriages, 1870-1930 at My Heritage index ($)
 * 1889 - 1951 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Marriage Index, 1889-1951
 * 1890 - 1995 at FamilySearch Index and images
 * OKGenWeb Oklahoma Marriages

Deaths
Online Death Records Indexes and Images
 * 1935 - 2014 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1936 - 2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry, incomplete ($}
 * 1936 - 2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry, incomplete ($}

Divorces
Online Divorce Records Indexes and Images
 * 1923 - 1942 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Divorce Index, 1923-1942

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Adair 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.