Kiowa County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States  Oklahoma   Kiowa County

Kiowa 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
Kiowa County Courthouse 316 S Main; PO Box 73 Hobart, OK 73651 Phone: 580.726-5286 Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1905; County Clerk has burial, land and military records from 1905

Parent County
1901--Kiowa County was created in 1901 from Kiowa-Comanche-Apache and Caddo-Wichita lands. County seat: Hobart

Neighboring Counties

 * Beckham
 * Caddo
 * Comanche
 * Greer
 * Jackson
 * Tillman
 * Washita

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Lawton newspapers that may have included Kiowa County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Probate
Probate records may be available by contacting the County Clerk's office.

Vital Records
See the article Oklahoma Vital Records for information about birth and death records. These records are kept at the State level.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.