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This article is about a northwest Oklahoma county. For other uses, see Adair.

United States Oklahoma Adair County

Adair 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.

Adair County, Oklahoma
Map
Location in the state of Oklahoma, United States Genealogy
Location of Oklahoma in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	July 16, 1907
County Seat	Stilwell
Courthouse
Address	Adair County Courthouse 2nd and Division Streets P.O. Box 169 Stillwell, Oklahoma 74960-0169 Phone: 918.696.7198

County Information

Adair County, Oklahoma Record Dates

Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1908	1907		1907	1907	1907

County Courthouse

Adair County Courthouse
2nd & Division Streets; PO Box 169
Stilwell, OK 74960-0169
Phone: 918.696.7198 

Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate, and court records 
from 1907; County Assessor has land records

History

Adair County is located in the eastern portion of Oklahoma. It was named for the Adair family of the Cherokee tribe.

Parent County

1907--Adair County was created 16 July 1907 from Cherokee Lands. County seat: Stilwell

Boundary Changes

• Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Nebraska - shows boundary changes for Nebraska Counties</nowiki>
• Nebraska Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library
  

Record Loss

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

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Cities

• Stilwell

Towns

• Watts
• Westville

Unincorporated Communities

• Ballard
• Barron
• Bell
• Bunch
• Cherry
• Chewey
• Christie
• Fairfield
• Elohim
• Greasy
• Lyons
• Marietta
• Peavine
• Rocky Mountain
• Salem
• Watts
• West
• Zion

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Neighboring Counties

• Benton County, Arkansas
• Cherokee
• Crawford County, Arkansas
• Delaware
• Sequoyah
• Washington County, Arkansas
  

Resources

American Indians

Census

• 1851 - 1959 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
• 1895 - 1914 U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
• 1898 - 1914 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
• Dawes Final Rolls - Oklahoma Historical Society

Land and Property

• 1884 - 1934 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Land Allotment Jackets for Five Civilized Tribes, 1884-1934 at Ancestry — index and images ($) *1889 Oklahoma County Plats 1889 - Oklahoma Historical Society

• For more information see Indigenous Peoples of Oklahoma

Cemeteries

• Adair County Oklahoma Cemeteries
  A complete list of available online transcriptions and gravestone photos for Adair County Oklahoma cemeteries.
  
  

Census

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	2,031	—
1810	2,185	7.6%
1820	2,350	7.6%
1830	2,489	5.9%
1840	3,286	32.0%
1850	3,589	9.2%
1860	3,945	9.9%
1870	4,877	23.6%
1880	5,985	22.7%
1890	6,895	15.2%
1900	8,560	24.1%
1910	9,318	8.9%
1920	10,025	7.6%
1930	12,895	28.6%
1940	14,785	14.7%
1950	18,754	26.8%
1960	21,458	14.4%
1970	23,569	9.8%
1980	27,845	18.1%
1990	29,654	6.5%
2000	32,501	9.6%
2010	36,877	13.5%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

For tips on accessing Evancol/Sandbox/Oklahoma census records online, see: Oklahoma Census.

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.

Church

Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Oklahoma denominations, view the Oklahoma Church Records Wiki page.

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Oklahoma Land and Property for additional information about early Oklahoma land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.

Online Land Records

• Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
• 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
  
• 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images
• 1889 Oklahoma County Plats, 1889 - Oklahoma Historical Society
• El Reno Homesteader Filings - Oklahoma Historical Society For more information see Nebraska Land and Property

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Evancol/Sandbox/Oklahoma. County and town histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Oklahoma 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 Adair County, Oklahoma with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
  
• Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Oklahoma - shows boundary changes for Oklahoma Counties
• Maps n More - county and township maps.
• Oklahoma Civil War Map of Battles

Military

Revolutionary War

• 1775 - 1783 - United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783 at FamilySearch - images only
  
• For more nationwide Revolutionary War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

Civil War

• http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9236 Oklahoma, Confederate Pension Index, 1915-1955] at Ancestry — index (free)
• For more nationwide Civil War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

WWI

• For more nationwide World War I databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

WWII

• Oklahoma Military Deaths - Oklahoma Historical Society
• For more nationwide World War I databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.
  

Newspapers

Oklahoma Newspapers Online

• 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 Newspaper Catalogs

• 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

Obituaries

• Obituaries in the Oklahoman - Oklahoma Historical Society — index only

Probate

In most counties in Oklahoma, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.

The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for Oklahoma - Adair - Probate records.

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 Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936 at FamilySearch — index and images

Taxation

Oklahoma tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the records.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. See the CDC Where to Write website for information on acquiring copies of these records.

Births

Online Birth Records Indexes and Images

• Early Oklahoma Birth Records

Marriages

Online Marriage Records Indexes and Images

• 1841 - 1927 Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Marriage, Citizenship and Census Records, 1841-1927 at Ancestry ($)
• 1870 - 1930 Oklahoma Marriages, 1870-1930 at FamilySearch Index only. *1870 - 1930 Oklahoma, Select Marriages, 1870-1930 at Ancestry — index ($)
• 1870 - 1930 Oklahoma, Marriages, 1870-1930 at My Heritage index ($)
• 1889 - 1951 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Marriage Index, 1889-1951
• 1890 - 1995 Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 at FamilySearch Index and images
• OKGenWeb Oklahoma Marriages

Deaths

Online Death Records Indexes and Images

• Obituaries Listed in the Oklahoman - Oklahoma Historical Society — index only
• United States Social Security Death Index
• 1935 - 2014 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 at Ancestry ($)
• 1936 - 2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry, incomplete ($}

Divorces

Online Divorce Records Indexes and Images

• 1923 - 1942 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Divorce Index, 1923-1942

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.

• Introduction to Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Adair County, OK History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Oklahoma Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Oklahoma Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• FamilySearch Catalog

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