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United States  Oklahoma  Harmon County

Harmon 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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Coordinates: 39.99°0′N 91.19°0′W / 39.99°N 91.19°W / 39.99; -91.19

County Courthouse

Harmon County Courthouse
County Courthouse;
114 W Hollis;
Hollis, OK 73550
Phone: 580.688-3658 

Clerk Court has marriage, divorce and court records^[1]

History

Parent County

1909--Harmon County was created 2 June 1909 from Greer County. Many records from the area registered prior to this date can be found in Greer County.
County seat: Hollis ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Prior to 1909, Harmon County was a part of Greer County, Texas. Not until this year did a Supreme Court decision officially declare the area part of Oklahoma. As such, some records prior to this date may be found in Texas registers.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Beckham
• Childress County, Texas
• Collingsworth County, Texas
• Greer
• Hardeman County, Texas
• Jackson

Resources

Cemeteries

Cemetery indexes and transcriptions

• <a href="http://freepages.books.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coaly/harmondirectory.html">GenWeb transcription index</a>
• <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=38&CScnty=2156">Find-a-Grave index</a>
  

Funeral Home records:

• <a href="http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~swokla/harmon/pettyfuneral1a.html">Petty Funeral Home, 1926-1937</a>
• <a href="http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~swokla/harmon/spoonrfuneral2.html Spooner">Funeral Home, 1926-1938</a>

Church

Court

Land

Land records from 1909 are available in the County Courthouse and in the local County History Museum, both in Hollis.

Local Histories

• Belle, Dean. Planning the Route, Harmon County, Oklahoma History (Harmon County Historical Association, 1980).
• Carter, Edith. Planning Route 2, Harmon County, Oklahoma History (Altus Printing Company, 1987).

Maps

• List of towns in Harmon over time with a link to a map for most of them

Military

Newspapers

• See list of local papers

Microfilms of many editions of these historical newspapers are available at the Harmon County Library in Hollis.

Probate

Taxation

Tax records from 1909 can be found at the County Courthouse in Hollis, though the local historical society stores many of these log books in the County History museum. Just ask to see them if you wish.

Vital Records

The County Courthouse has birth, marriage, and death records from 1909.

• FamilySearch - Oklahoma County Marriages, 1891-1959

Societies and Libraries

• Harmon County Genealogical Society
  102 W. Broadway Str.
  Hollis, OK 73550
  phone: 580-688-9545
  fax: 580-688-2622
  harcomuseum@pldi.net
• Hollis Public Library
  W. Broadway & 2nd Street
  Hollis,OK 73550
  ph: (580)688-2744
  fax: (580)688-9736
  Toll free: (888)554-5358
  email:hpl@spls.lib.ok.us
• Harmon County Courthouse
  114 N. First
  Hollis, Oklahoma 73550
  ph: 580-688-3617

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project
• Harmon County entry in Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Harmon County, Oklahoma. Page 559 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).

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