Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1992
This collection includes school records, primarily annual censuses, of pupils who attended schools in Oklahoma counties between 1895 and 1968. This collection will be published as records and images become available. The Woodward County records were indexed by the Northwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society. The records are generally arranged by years and then in numerical order by school district; many of them list the name of each pupil and include the pupil's date of birth and the names of parents or guardians.
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Oklahoma, School Records
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What is in This Collection?
The collection includes school records, primarily annual censuses, of pupils who attended schools in Oklahoma counties between 1895 and 1936. The Woodward County records were indexed by the Northwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society. The records are generally arranged by years and then in numerical order by school district; many of them list the name of each pupil and include the pupil's date of birth and the names of parents or guardians. School records can be very helpful as they can often be used as a reliable substitute for birth records or they can lead you to birth records.
Woodward County was formed in 1893 from the Cherokee Outlet. It was originally "N" County. On November 6, 1894, the new citizens voted to change the name to Woodward and establish the town of Woodward as the county seat. All of present Harper and Woodward counties, the northern part of Ellis and the western end of Woods counties were contained within the borders of county "N", Oklahoma Territory, when it was opened for settlement September 16, 1893. The first school was established in Woodward in January 1894.
The following counties are included in this publication are:
- Alfalfa
- Atoka
- Beaver
- Beckham
- Bryan
- Caddo
- Canadian
- Carter
- Cherokee
- Choctaw
- Cimarron
- Cleveland
- Comanche
- Cotton
- Cleveland
- Dewey
- Ellis
- Greer
- Hughes
- Jackson
- Kay
- Le Flore
- Major
- McClain
- Muskogee
- Noble
- Nowata
- Ottawa
- Pittsburg
- Pushmataha
- Roger Mills
- Rogers
- Pottawatomie
- Stephens
- Tillman
- Woodward
- Woods
For more information on how to use school records see, Pam Stone Eagleson, CG Finding Family Information in School Records NGS Magazine 42 #3 (July-September 2016): 46-50 FS Library Book 973 D25ngs.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of town and county
- School District Number
- Names of pupils
- Ages of pupils
- Gender of pupils
- Beginning and ending dates of grading period
- Beginning and ending dates for school year
Collection Content
Sample Image
School Census, 1912
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Multiple county clerks and school district offices, Oklahoma
"Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1992." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 22 October 2025. Multiple County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma.
