Dewey County, Oklahoma Records

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

Dewey County, Oklahoma (Map It) was created on April 19, 1892 from Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation (County was designated as county "D" at the time of the opening of the Cherokee-Arapaho Reservation in 1892 and continued to be known as County "D" until the general election of 1898 when it was renamed). The county was named Admiral George Dewey (1837-1917), hero of the Spanish-American War .

Dewey County is bordered by Woodward County (north), Major County (north), Blaine County (east), Custer County (south), Roger Mills County (southwest), Ellis County (northwest).

Dewey County Cities and Towns include Camargo, Leedey, Oakwood, Putnam, Seiling, Taloga, Vici.

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

Dewey County, Oklahoma Courthouse Records

Dewey County, Oklahoma Courthouse
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Dewey County, OK Courthouse

The Dewey County Courthouse is located in Taloga, 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 Dewey 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.

  • Dewey County Clerk's Office has Birth / Death Records from 1908 and Land Records from 1892. 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.
  • Dewey County Court Clerk's Office has Marriage Records from 1893, Probate Records from 1894 and Land Records from 1894. 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.
  • Dewey 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.

Dewey County, Oklahoma Census Records

Dewey County, Oklahoma Vital Records

Dewey County, Oklahoma Resources

Dewey County, Oklahoma External Links

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