Creek County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Creek County Creek 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
Creek County Courthouse 317 E Lee Avenue Sapulpa, OK 74066 Phone: 918.227-2525

Clerk Court has marriage records from 1907, divorce, probate and court records; County Clerk has land records from 1907; District Court in Bristow has their marriage and divorce records County Court Clerk in Drumright has their marriage and divorce records

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cities

 * Bristow
 * Drumright (partly in Payne County, Oklahoma}
 * Mannford
 * Oilton
 * Sapulpa (county seat) (partly in Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
 * Stroud

Towns

 * Depew
 * Kellyville
 * Kiefer
 * Lawrence Creek
 * Mounds
 * Shamrock
 * Slick

Unincorporated communities

 * Bowden
 * Gypsy
 * Hilton
 * Milfay
 * Oakhurst
 * Olive
 * Silver City

Neighboring Counties

 * Lincoln
 * Okfuskee
 * Okmulgee
 * Pawnee
 * Payne
 * Tulsa

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.

Maps

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Oklahoma - shows boundary changes for Oklahoma Counties
 * Maps n More - county and township maps.
 * Oklahoma Civil War Map of Battles

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

Marriage

 * 1890–1995 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Sapulpa Oklahoma Family History Center 950 Pioneer Rd Sapulpa OK 74066-9372 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb/OKGenWeb project website for Creek County. Includes maps, marriage records, name indexes, history and other information for this county. Up until the creation of the State of Oklahoma in 1907, this area was part of the Indian Territories as the Creek Nation.  There is also a USGenWeb page for the Indian Territories.