Harmon County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Harmon County Harmon 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
Harmon County Courthouse County Courthouse; 114 W Hollis; Hollis, OK 73550 Phone: 580.688-3658 Clerk Court has marriage, divorce and court records

Parent County
1909--Harmon County was created 2 June 1909 from Greer County. Many records from the area registered prior to this date can be found in Greer County. County seat: Hollis

Boundary Changes
Prior to 1909, Harmon County was a part of Greer County, Texas. Not until this year did a Supreme Court decision officially declare the area part of Oklahoma. As such, some records prior to this date may be found in Texas registers.

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

Populated Places

 * Arnett
 * Gould
 * Hollis (county seat)
 * McQueen
 * Vinson

Neighboring Counties

 * Beckham
 * Childress County, Texas
 * Collingsworth County, Texas
 * Greer
 * Hardeman County, Texas
 * Jackson

Cemeteries
Cemetery indexes and transcriptions


 * GenWeb transcription index
 * Find-a-Grave index

Funeral Home records


 * Petty Funeral Home, 1926-1937
 * Spooner Funeral Home, 1926-1938

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.

Land
Land records from 1909 are available in the County Courthouse and in the local County History Museum, both in Hollis.

Local Histories

 * Belle, Dean. Planning the Route, Harmon County, Oklahoma History (Harmon County Historical Association, 1980).
 * Carter, Edith. Planning Route 2, Harmon County, Oklahoma History (Altus Printing Company, 1987).

Maps



 * List of towns in Harmon over time with a link to a map for most of them

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


 * See list of local papers

Microfilms of many editions of these historical newspapers are available at the Harmon County Library in Hollis.

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

Taxation
Tax records from 1909 can be found at the County Courthouse in Hollis, though the local historical society stores many of these log books in the County History museum. Just ask to see them if you wish.

Vital Records
The County Courthouse has birth, marriage, and death records from 1909.

Marriage

 * 1890–1995 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1891-1959 - FamilySearch - Oklahoma County Marriages, 1891-1959

Societies and Libraries

 * Harmon County Genealogical Society 102 W. Broadway Str. Hollis, OK 73550 phone: 580-688-9545 fax: 580-688-2622 harcomuseum@pldi.net
 * Hollis Public Library W. Broadway &amp; 2nd Street Hollis,OK 73550 ph: (580)688-2744 fax: (580)688-9736 Toll free: (888)554-5358 email:hpl@spls.lib.ok.us
 * Harmon County Courthouse 114 N. First Hollis, Oklahoma 73550 ph: 580-688-3617

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project
 * Harmon County entry in Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture