Beckham County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States  Oklahoma   Beckham County

Beckham 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
Beckham County Courthouse 104 s. 3rd Sayre, Oklahoma. mailing address: P.O. Box 520 Sayre, OK Phone: 580.928-3383 Clerk Court has marriage, probate, land and court records

Parent County
1907--Beckham County was created 16 July 1907 from Roger Mills and Greer Territory. County seat: Sayre

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

 * Collingsworth County, Texas
 * Custer
 * Greer
 * Harmon
 * Kiowa
 * Roger Mills
 * Washita
 * Wheeler County, Texas

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Beckham 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.