Oklahoma Land and Property: Difference between revisions

The records of the local land offices are at the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, State Archives Division. The National Archives has the land entry case files, the original tract books, and the township plats of the general land offices. The patents and copies of the tract books and township plats are at the: Bureau of Land Management <br>Federal Building<br>1474 Rodeo<br>Box 27115<br>Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115<br>Telephone: 505-438-7582<br>Fax: 505-438-7582<br>Internet: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ The [http://www.okhistory.org/ Oklahoma Historical Society] has microfilm copies of the tract books. They have an index for surnames (not given names) in each county. The [http://www.okgensoc.org/ Oklahoma Genealogical Society] is compiling a statewide index. The books are arranged by the location of the lands in each township. Smith's ''First Directory of Oklahoma Territory: For the Year Commencing August 1st, 1890'' (see [[Oklahoma Directories]]) lists the names and addresses of residents in the territory in 1890. This may help you identify the township and county where a family lived.