Carter County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Carter County Carter 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
Carter County Courthouse 1st &amp; B St SW; PO Box 1236 Ardmore, OK 73401 Phone: 580.223.8162 Clerk Court has probate, court and land records; County Clerk has marriage records

Parent County
1907--Carter County was created 16 July 1907 from Chickasaw Lands. County seat: Ardmore

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

 * Ardmore (county seat)
 * Healdton
 * Lone Grove
 * Wilson

Towns

 * Dickson
 * Gene Autry
 * Ratliff City
 * Springer
 * Tatums

Unincorporated communities

 * Alpers
 * Baum
 * Brock
 * Caldwell Hill
 * Cheek
 * Clemscott
 * Cobalt Junction
 * Countyline
 * Dillard
 * Dripping Springs
 * Dundee
 * Durwood
 * Fox
 * Glenn
 * Graham
 * Hewitt
 * Milo
 * Newport
 * Oil City
 * Old Scott
 * Pooleville
 * Post Oak
 * Provence
 * Pruitt City
 * Reck
 * Rexroat
 * Tussy
 * Wirt
 * Woodford
 * Zaneis

Neighboring Counties

 * Garvin
 * Jefferson
 * Johnston
 * Love
 * Marshall
 * Murray
 * Stephens

Cemeteries

 * Springer Cemetery, Ardmore BillionGraves

State Census Records

 * 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census 1890 - Oklahoma Historical Societ
 * 1890 and 1907 Oklahoma Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907 at Ancestry — index and image ($)

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for Oklahoma starting in 1860. For links to Federal census indexes, see Oklahoma Census.

Newspapers
Oklahoma Newspapers Online Oklahoma Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Oklahoma newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Nebraska newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Oklahoma newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * Oklahoma State Historical Society - catalog of known Oklahoma newspapers; lists repositories that have the newspapers
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

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

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
 * Ardmore Oklahoma Family History Center 4115 Prairie Valley Rd NW Ardmore OK [73401 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * Carter 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.