Chickasaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)

The Chickasaw Indian Agency is a currently operating agency. Its supervising field office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the Muskogee Area Office.

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Chickasaw

History
The Chickasaw Agency was established in Indian Territory in 1839 for the Chickasaw who had moved from Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. By 1842, the agency buildings were located at Fort Washita. In 1856, the Chickasaw Indians were assigned to the Choctaw Agency and the old Chickasaw Agency was discontinued.

Sometime in the 20th Century, the Chickasaw Agency was re-established and is a currently operating agency.

Agents and Appointment Dates
Gaines P. Kingsbury June 11, 1837, A. M. M. Upshaw March 4, 1839, Gabriel W. Long November 6, 1849. Kenton Harper June 30, 1851, Andrew Jackson Smith September 1, 1852

Records
Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Chickasaw Agency, 1824-1870, have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 135-148. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their microfilm roll numbers 1660865-1660878).