Sequoyah County, Oklahima

Date: 18 Oct 2016 [unknown]
Location: oklahoma
Surnames/tags: us_history oklahoma

Welcome to the Sequoyah County Page

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Trail of Tears by Robert Lindeux Courtesy of Woolaroc Museum, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

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• The current leader of this project is Robert Branham, a native Texas who lives in Dallas and knows very little about Oklahoma.
• The coordinator for this county IS BADLY NEEDED.

Contents 1 Formed From 2 Adjacent Counties 3 History/Timeline 4 Vital Records 4.1 Government Offices 4.2 Geography 4.3 Local Resources 4.4 Protected Areas 4.5 Demographics 4.6 Cities 4.6.1 Towns 4.6.2 Unincorporated Communities 4.6.3 Former Communities 4.7 Events/Festivals 4.8 National Register of Historic Places 4.9 Schools 4.9.1 Colleges/Universities 4.9.2 Public Schools 4.9.3 Private Schools 4.10 Cemeteries 4.11 Historical Census 4.12 Notables 4.13 Wikitree Profiles 4.14 County Resources 4.15 Sources

Formed From

Adjacent Counties

History/Timeline

Vital Records

Oklahoma State Vital Records Index
(https://ok2explore.health.ok.gov/)
Managed and maintained by the State of Oklahoma Department of Vital Statistics; Birth and Death searchable databases. Some records go back earlier that statehood.
Search Birth Records: (https://ok2explore.health.ok.gov/App/BirthSearch)
Search Death Records:( https://ok2explore.health.ok.gov/App/DeathSearch)

"United States, Native American Birth and Death Records, 1885-1940." Database. FamilySearch. (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2765178) : 14 August 2023. Citing NARA microfilm publication M595. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1967.

Other places to find vital record info:
Newspaper announcements; be sure to check nearby county newspapers, Bible Records, Church Records and Church Newspapers. Still other primary sources include Military Service Records, Cemetery Records (Sexton's Records) and Funeral Home Records (Funeral homes are usually private businesses that may be willing to help you but as a private business they don't have to.).

Government Offices

Geography

Airports

Hospitals

Lakes

Major Highways

Railroads

Local Resources

Agriculture

Minerals

Protected Areas

Demographics

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

Former Communities

Events/Festivals

National Register of Historic Places

Schools

Rockin Schoolhouse

Colleges/Universities

Public Schools

Private Schools

Cemeteries

Historical Census

Notables

Wikitree Profiles

County Resources

Sources

• "Oklahoma Place Names", Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, 1974
• Benedict, John D., Muskogee and northeastern Oklahoma, including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa. Vol. 1 3 v. illus., ports., facsims. 28 cm. Chicago, S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1922.
• Trail of Tears citing Oklahoma Historical Society (https://www.okhistory.org), Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.
• Sequoyah County, Oklahoma - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoah_County,_Oklahoma