Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Records

Kingfisher County, Oklahoma (Map It) was created on July 16, 1907 from Unassigned Lands. The county was first known as County "Five," it was then named after its county seat town which in turn was named for the creek. There has been a dispute as to the origin of the name of the creek. Some contend that it was named for the piscatorial bird which dives into its waters while others stoutly maintain that it was named for a cattle man, King Fisher, whose ranch headquarters were located in its valley. The facts are as follows: Two ranchmen—an uncle and nephew—by the name of Fisher were located in the vicinity of Kingfisher at an early day. The uncle had his ranch on one creek which was called, for him, Uncle John’s Creek, and is so named to this day. The nephew, whose first name was King, had his ranch on the other creek and, for him, it was called and is still called King Fisher Creek or King David Fisher, an early settler in the area.

Kingfisher County is bordered by Garfield County (north), Logan County (east), Canadian County (south), Blaine County (west), Major County (northwest), Oklahoma County (extreme southeast).

Kingfisher County Cities and Towns include Cashion, Dover, Hennessey, Kingfisher, Loyal.

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

Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Courthouse Records

The Kingfisher County Courthouse is located in Kingfisher, 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 Kingfisher 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.

• Kingfisher County Clerk's Office has Birth / Death Records from 1908 and Land Records from 1890. 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.
• Kingfisher County Court Clerk's Office has Marriage Records from 1900, Probate Records from 1900 and Land Records from 1896. 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.
• Kingfisher 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.

Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Census Records

• Learn More: State of Oklahoma Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Indian Census Records: Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940, Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914, Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
• Territory & State Population Schedules: 1890 and 1907, Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959

Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Oklahoma Vital Records
• Birth & Death Records: from October 1908 to present
• Marriage & Divorce Records: None, see county Clerk of Court.
• Locations: Oklahoma Office of Vital Statistics, Oklahoma State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate or Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Vital Records Service, Oklahoma State Dept of Health, 1000 Northeast Tenth, Room 117, Oklahoma City, OK 73117

Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Resources

• Kingfisher-Blaine Counties Genealogical Society, c/o Chisholm Trail Museum, 605 Zellers Avenue, Kingfisher, OK 73750; Phone: (405) 375-5176
• Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Message Boards
• Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum read and post messages with other genealogy researchers for Kingfisher County

Kingfisher County, Oklahoma External Links

• Oklahoma Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Oklahoma (1871–1923)
• Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Books - Amazon
• Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
• U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940
• Kingfisher Co., Oklahoma - FindaGrave
• Oklahoma, Applications for Enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
• Chronicles of Oklahoma
• Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Links - Cyndi's List
• Kingfisher Co. OKGenweb
• Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Ancestry Database Collections
• Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Military Records