Stephens County, Oklahoma Records

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Stephens County, Oklahoma Courthouse Records
Stephens County, Oklahoma Census Records
Stephens County, Oklahoma Vital Records
Stephens County, Oklahoma Resources
Stephens County, Oklahoma External Links

Stephens County, Oklahoma (Map It) was created on July 16, 1907 from Comanche County. The county was named in honor of John Hall Stephens (1847 - 1924), a Texas congressman and advocate of Oklahoma statehood.

Stephens County is bordered by Grady County (north), Garvin County (northeast), Carter County (southeast), Jefferson County (south), Cotton County (southwest), Comanche County (northwest).

Stephens County Cities and Towns include Bray, Central High, Comanche, Duncan, Empire City, Loco, Marlow, Meridian, Velma.

A Map of Stephens County, Oklahoma contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Stephens County, Oklahoma Courthouse Records

Stephens County, Oklahoma Courthouse
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Stephens County, OK Courthouse

The Stephens County Courthouse is located in Duncan, Oklahoma. Learn More About State of Oklahoma Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Stephens county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. Guide to the Historical Records of Oklahoma, indicates location of county records, including those of tax and assessments.

  • Stephens County Clerk's Office has Birth / Death Records from 1908 and Land Records from 1907. The County Clerk's Office is responsible for preserving all the legal instruments filed by private citizens and public officials with the County Clerk's office. The office maintains files of all real estate records, plats, judgments, liens, patents, military discharges, school records, county personnel, insurance and retirement records for employees, meeting notices, commissioners' proceedings and other documents. Although county clerks record births and deaths and provide information on request, certificates are available only from the Vital Records Section, State Department of Health.
  • Stephens County Court Clerk's Office has Marriage Records from 1907, Probate Records from 1917 and Land Records from 1907. The County Court Clerk's Office has the primary responsibility to record, file, and maintain permanent records of the proceedings of the District Court. We collect fines, fees, and forfeitures, and distribute the collected monies as provided by law to the appropriate agencies. There are numerous types of cases filed with the Court Clerk's Office some of which include: Civil, Small Claims, Probate, Guardianship, Adoption, Felony, Misdemeanor, Search Warrants, Licenses and more.
  • Stephens County Tax Assessors Office has the responsibility to appraise and assess the real and personal property within the county for the purpose of ad-valorem taxation. Also, the county assessor is required to compute the ad-valorem taxes due on all the taxable property. By law, the county assessor appraises all the taxable real property according to its fair cash value for which the property is actually being used. The county treasurer or assessor may have tax or assessment records. Some tax records are stored in museums, historical, and/or genealogical societies' repositories.

Stephens County, Oklahoma Census Records

Stephens County, Oklahoma Vital Records

Stephens County, Oklahoma Resources

Stephens County, Oklahoma External Links

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