Pottawatomie county the encyclopedia of oklahoma history. Pottawatomie county oklahoma warrant search in order to search for active arrest warrants in pottawatomie county oklahoma, you can either physically go to your local police department, pay a small fee and get the report you need not the best choice of you need to check your own name or you can use our advanced online warrant record databases to instantly and discreetly check millions of. Additional records are listed on the county and state page. The societys effort to preserve the past for future generations still exists today. A history of pottawatomie county, oklahoma, including the personalized accounts of the 64 ghost towns, the ten existing towns and the names of many that make up the citizenry and drama of this episodic era of those 74 communities established before statehood in 1907. Ottawa county genealogical society oklahoma home facebook. Genealogy buffs can now trace their ancestors in pottawatomie county oklahoma using our resource portal to find county courthouse information, lists of towns. Research and access pottawatomie county public records from oklahoma clerk and recorder offices. Genealogy trails history group divorce records pottawatomie county, oklahoma, 18921928 source. Early in his life he migrated west to arkansas and then on to texas, where he was an early pioneer. Pottawatomie county, ok free public records criminal. This free genealogy resource will help you trace your oklahoma ancestors with information on cemeteries, courthouses. Ottawa county genealogical society oklahoma, miami, oklahoma. The county was named for the ottawa tribe of oklahoma.
Ottawa county cemetery records oklahoma select a cemetery. After the civil war, the creek and seminole were forced to cede their lands back to the federal government, and the area of pottawatomie county was used to resettle the iowa, sac and fox, absentee shawnee, potawatomi and kickapoo tribes. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. Get the speed you need for all of your connections. Bordered by lincoln county to the north, okfuskee and seminole counties to the east, pontotoc and mcclain counties to the south, and cleveland and oklahoma counties to the west, pottawatomie county is situated in eastcentral oklahoma. Harmon county, oklahoma genealogy genealogy familysearch. The name comes from the latin phonetic spelling for the myaamia tribe.
Miami commonly pronounced myamuh was named after the miami tribe of oklahoma, a federally recognized native american tribe. Ottawa county is a county located in the northeastern corner of the u. Were family owned and live and work right here in oklahoma. Pottawatomie county s demographic and housing acs survey of 70,700 being 0. Brown cemetery is located about three miles east of pink, pottawatomie county, ok, on hwy 9. Guide to major county, oklahoma ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. Ottawa county, oklahoma, friends missionary home near wyandotte date between 1912 and 1953 date note date based on the earliest and latest dates of the lindquist collection. Pottawatomie county, oklahoma, researching ancestry in.
Picher mining field from 1917 to 1967 picher mining field yielded 450 million tons of ore, 21 million tons of concentrate, 11 million tons of metal. Lewis irick and allie irick, along with several brothers, were credited with founding the nazarene church in oklahoma. Familysearch divorce record index for pottawatomie county, oklahoma source. American community survey separates various ethnicities depending on the areas population of persons from less than 5 years of age to 85 years old and over. Beaty, who had been proving up a homestead claim in oklahoma county, and had opened a saloon in choctaw city, opened the first saloon in keokuk falls in 1891.
Pottawatomie county is part of the shawnee, ok micropolitan statistical area, which is included in the oklahoma city shawnee, ok combined statistical area. It has been the home of members of a greater number of indian tribes than any other county in. Divorce district court records pottawatomie county, oklahoma, 19281976 source. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance. Pottawatomie county is located in the central area of the state. Item number format photographs annotation on front ottawa county, oklahoma friends missionary home near wyandotte. In that same year, a group of oswego, kansas men settled in the area along with 18 families from indiana. Ottawa county, oklahoma public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. Except for the county commissioners and the election board, all elected officials are located at the courthouse. View print 1 token commercial addition afton, sheet 1 of 4. Ottawa county historical society miami oklahoma convention. Pottawatomie county the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level.
Ottawa county ok locations page 2 of 2 access genealogy. Afton city city clerk 201 southwest 1st afton, ok 74331 p 918 2574304. Map, oklahoma, landowners, ottawa county library of congress. Localized history of pottawatomie county, oklahoma to 1907. Pottawatomie county oklahoma genealogy and history. Pottawatomie county the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and. Pottawatomie countys demographic and housing acs survey of 70,700 being 0. Well make all your connectionstelephone, internet, televisioneasy and affordable for you. This twovolume, 1700page work contains 2,455 entries, including biographies, geographical features, town and county histories, major events and historical. Pottawatomie county was named for the potawatomi people. The site of independence was purchased from the osage indians by george a. View print 1 token commercial addition afton, sheet 3 of 4. The cemetery is about 12 mile west of hwy 102 on hwy 9 on the north side of the highway. Allen trousdale family pottawatamie county, ollahoma.
The sequoyah county historical society, sallisaw, oklahoma. Guide to harmon county, oklahoma ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. The ottawa county genealogy society was organized in 1975 by a group of likeminded people with an avid interest in both. Lookup background checks, criminal and court records. The little town was branded as one of the most infamous, sensational saloon towns that mushroomed along the oklahoma territory border after the second run for homesteads on september 22, 1891. Oklahoma death records oklahoma newspapers, full search 18451923, 68 titles oklahoma obituary search 1981current oklahoma funeral notices. By providing handson programming and events in a large variety of projects, 4h is not only helping youth learn the life skills they need to be the leaders of tomorrow, but it is also teaching its members they can lead today and can make tangible, significant changes in their clubs. County courthouse edit edit source pottawatomie county courthouse 325 n. The missouri digital heritage initiative zinc and lead mining. The purposes for which the ottawa county historical society is organized and conducted to collect, preserve, interpret the history of ottawa county, and continues to educate and inform the visitors of the museum about the rich history. View print 1 token commercial addition afton, sheet 2 of 4. In 2017, pottawatomie county, ok had a population of 71. Welcome to the website for pottawatomie county, oklahoma. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and.
During the 1920s more money was made in ottawa county than all the others in the state combined. Keokuk falls ghost town of pottawatomie county, oklahoma. If you have burial information or can give directions to any of the ottawa county cemeteries that i can place on the website or can take a gate photo or have obits with newspapers permission or an obit that you can write or tombstone photos or individual portraits or can write a short bio or have a history of any of the ottawa county cemeteries and would like to add your information to this. Ottawa county, located in the northeastern corner of the state of oklahoma, is one of the most important counties of the state, both from an agricultural and mineral standpoint, and its history is unique and interesting. Shawnee, oklahoma 74804 during the land run, pottawatomie county was organized as county b with tecumseh as the county seat. Publishing oklahomas history oklahoma hall of fame. While researching your family history in ottawa county, be sure to check out the following attractions located in the area. Ottawa county cemetery records, oklahoma genealogy. The sequoyah county historical society home facebook. The office of the board of county commissioners is located at 14101 acme rd. John wesley kieff, widely known throughout oklahoma as a journalist, is now serving as justice of the peace of miami and is generally conceded to be the most capable incumbent in that office in the history of ottawa county. The great picher mining district of ottawa county, oklahoma for about 70 years, from about 1900 until 1970, lead and zinc mining began and ended in ottawa county, oklahoma. Ottawa county, oklahoma, friends missionary home near wyandotte. Google patents the worlds greatest zinc and lead district 18301907 source.
Between 2016 and 2017 the population of pottawatomie county, ok grew from 71,551 to 71,614, a 0. In 1892, the voters of the county elected to rename county b as pottawatomie county after the potawatomi tribe. Ottawa county, oklahoma, friends missionary home near. Troyce king 325 north broadway, suite 204 shawnee, ok 74801 phone. Plat maps county clerk public land records for oklahoma. The history of ottawa county oklahoma velma nieberding on. Allen trousdale was born in madison county, tennessee on 1 december 1802.
Oklahoma hall of fame publishing, the publishing arm of the okhof, has printed more than 180 books celebrating oklahomas rich history and heritage. Ottawa county, oklahoma simple english wikipedia, the free. The missouri digital heritage initiative zinc and lead mining district source. Pottawatomie county was carved out of land originally given to the creek and seminole after their forced removal from georgia and florida. Media in category ottawa county, oklahoma the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Ottawa county is en kreis inn usbundsstaat oklahoma.
A native of indiana, he was born in tippecanoe county on the 9th of march, 1857, biography of john wesley kieff read. He and his family were, for a time, in lamar coutny, texas and later resided in cooke county, texas and ultimately relocated to the oklahoma territory. Miami genealogy in ottawa county, ok usa 1,060,369 oklahoma 18,868 ottawa county 335 miami 109. Ottawa county county clerk public land records for oklahoma. Gregorys abbey and college shawnee, okla citizen band potawatomi tribe, 1987. Historic bridges of michigan and elsewhere patents ottawa county, oklahoma source. Family histories of washington county area, oklahoma. The sequoyah county historical society is a notforprofit organization supported by.
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