Cimarron County, Oklahoma Genealogy

United States  Oklahoma  Cimarron County

Cimarron 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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Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Map
Location in the state of Oklahoma
Location of Oklahoma in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	July 16, 1907
County Seat	Boise City
Courthouse
File:Cimarron county courthouse.gif Photo courtesy [[]]
Address	Cimarron County Courthouse P.O. Box 145 Boise City, Oklahoma 73933-0145 Phone: 580.544.2551

County Courthouse

Cimarron County Courthouse
P.O. Box 145
Boise City, OK 73933-0145
Phone: 580.544.2251 

Clerk Court has marriage, probate and court records;
County Clerk has land and military records

History

Parent County

1907--Cimarron County was created 16 July 1907 from Beaver County.
County seat: Boise City

Places/Localities

Neighboring Counties

• Baca County, Colorado
• Dallam County, Texas
• Morton County, Kansas
• Sherman County, Texas 
• Texas
• Union County, New Mexico

Resources

Census

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

Church

Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Oklahoma denominations, view the Oklahoma Church Records Wiki page.

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Oklahoma Land and Property for additional information about early Oklahoma land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Cimarron County, Oklahoma Genealogy. County and town histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Oklahoma Local Histories.

Maps

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Cimarron County, Oklahoma Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• Do a Cimarron County, Oklahoma Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Probate

In most counties in Oklahoma, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.

The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for Oklahoma - Cimarron - Probate records.

Taxation

Oklahoma tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the 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.
• FamilySearch Catalog