Muskogee County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States Oklahoma  Muskogee County Muskogee 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
Muskogee County District Court Clerk's Office PO Box 1350 Muskogee, OK 74402-1350

District Court Records:
 * Civil - 1910
 * Divorce -1930 (prior to 1930 filed as civil cases)
 * Small Claims Probate - 1907
 * Guardianships - 1907
 * Felony - 1907
 * Misdemeanor Traffic
 * Adoption - 1908
 * Juvenile Mental Health
 * Minister's Credentials
 * Marriage - 1890
 * Notary
 * Beverage and Process Server Licenses

Internet Access to Records: Recent Muskogee County records can be searched for at the Oklahoma District Court Records website. As of 1 March 2013, the records for Muskogee County that were available there were from 3 Jan. 2003 - 28 February 2013.

Muskogee County Courthouse 400 W Broadway Street Muskogee, OK 74401 Phone: 918.682.7781 Clerk Court has marriage record from 1890, divorce,probate and court records from 1907; County Clerk has land records

History
A Brief History of Muskogee

Parent County
1898--Muskogee County was created in 1898 from Creek Lands. County seat: Muskogee

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

Places/Localities
==== Populated Places ====

Cities

 * Muskogee (county seat)

Towns

 * Boynton
 * Braggs
 * Council Hill
 * Fort Gibson
 * Haskell
 * Oktaha
 * Porum
 * Taft
 * Wainwright
 * Warner
 * Webbers Falls

Census Designated Places

 * River Bottom
 * Sand Hills
 * Simms
 * Sour John
 * Summit

Unincorporated areas

 * Pumpkin Center

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee
 * Haskell
 * McIntosh
 * Okmulgee
 * Sequoyah
 * Wagoner

Cemeteries

 * Muskogee County Cemeteries USGenNet
 * Fort Gibson National Cemetery Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
 * Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson BillionGraves
 * History of Greenhill Cemetery City of Muskogee, Oklahoma

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.

Local Histories
Muskogee and Northeastern Oklahoma: including the Counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1922.

Maps



 * Map of 1922 Muskogee County, Oklahoma with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Muskogee County


 * July 17, 1863 = Honey Springs also known as Elk Creek, Shaw’s Inn

Map showing Civil war battles in Oklahoma

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

Public Libraries

 * Muskogee Public Library 801 W Okmulgee Muskogee, OK 74401 Telephone: (918) 682-6657 Their collections include local histories, biographies, newspapers, and an online Muskogee Marriage Index.

Genealogy Societies

 * Muskogee County Genealogical Society 801 W Okmulgee Muskogee, OK 74401 Telephone: (918) 682-6657 Email: mucogeso@yahoo.com
 * Established in 1983, Muskogee County Genealogical Society provides research services, publications, and online databases for those researching Muskogee County ancestors. Meetings, and educational opportunities are provided for all genealogists regardless of their research focus locations. Local MCGS members provide volunteer services and financial support to the Local History Genealogy collection at the Muskogee Public Library. MCGS is a member of the Federation of Genealogical Societies.


 * Their collections include: local newspaper, marriage, divorce indexes. Publications and quarterlies indexes. Volunteers will do research or look ups for a small fee, see website for details.

Museums

 * Three Rivers Museum 220 Elgin Muskogee, OK 74401

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Muskogee Oklahoma Family History Center 3008 E Hancock St Muskogee OK 74403 United States Location Map

Web Sites

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