Washita County, Oklahoma Records

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

Washita County, Oklahoma (Map It) was created on April 19, 1892 from Cheyenne & Arapaho lands. The county was named in honor of the Washita River.

Washita County is bordered by Custer County (north), Caddo County (east), Kiowa County (south), Beckham County (west).

Washita County Cities and Towns include Bessie, Burns Flat, Canute, Colony, Corn, Dill City, Foss, New Cordell, Rocky, Sentinel.

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

Washita County, Oklahoma Courthouse Records

Washita County, Oklahoma Courthouse
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Washita County, OK Courthouse

The Washita County Courthouse is located in Cordell, 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 Washita 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.

  • Washita 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.
  • Washita County Court Clerk's Office has Marriage Records from 1892, Probate Records from 1903 and Land Records from 1892. 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.
  • Washita 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.

Washita County, Oklahoma Census Records

Washita County, Oklahoma Vital Records

Washita County, Oklahoma Resources

Washita County, Oklahoma External Links

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