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Choctaw 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.

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Choctaw County, Oklahoma
Map
Location in the state of Oklahoma
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Facts
Founded	July 16, 1907
County Seat	Hugo
Courthouse
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Address	Choctaw County Courthouse 300 E. Duke Street Hugo, Oklahoma 74743 Phone: 580.326.3778

County Courthouse

Choctaw County Courthouse
300 E Duke Street
Hugo, OK 74743
Phone: 580.326.3778 

Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court
records 1907; County Clerk has land records^[1]

History

Parent County

1907--Choctaw County was created 16 July 1907 from Choctaw Lands.
County seat: Hugo ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Choctaw County border changes.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Atoka
• Bryan
• Lamar County, Texas
• McCurtain
• Pushmataha
• Red River County, Texas

Resources

Cemeteries

• Goodland Cemetery, Hugo BillionGraves

Census

For tips on accessing Choctaw County, Oklahoma census records online, see: Oklahoma Census.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War Battle was fought in Choctaw County

• February 13, 1864 = Middle Boggy Depot^[3] also known as Middle Boggy

Map showing Civil war battles in Oklahoma

Newspapers

• Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has The Paris News (Paris, TX) from 1925 that may include residents from Choctaw County.

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Chocktaw County, Oklahoma. Page 557 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 7 August 2012)

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