Oklahoma
Statehood: 16 Nov 1907
46th state of the United States
Bordering states:
North: Kansas, Colorado
South: Texas
East: Arkansas, Missouri
West: New Mexico
Capital and largest city: Oklahoma City
Map: Oklahoma, 1905 (click map to enlarge), Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites
Maps
Oklahoma Maps, Library of Congress
Oklahoma Landowner Maps, Library of Congress
Interactive Map of Oklahoma County Formation History, Maps of U.S.
Historical Maps Works: Oklahoma
Manuscripts
Oklahoma Manuscripts, Archive Grid
Oklahoma Manuscripts, Library of Congress
Additional websites
Record Sets-State Level
Oklahoma Record Sets (Ancestry Collections)
Oklahoma Record Sets (Family Search)
Virtual Libraries
State of Oklahoma
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Historical Society, 1968.
Newspapers
Chronicling America, digitized: Oklahoma
Community History Archive Newspapers: Oklahoma
Small Town Newspapers
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List of Oklahoma Counties
Counties: Original counties as listed in the 1907 Oklahoma Constitution, Legislative Apportionment, Sect 11, p. 14: Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cimarron, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kiowa, Kingfisher, Latimer, LeFlore, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes, Murray, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Rogers, Roger Mills, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington, Washita, Woods, and Woodward. Oklahoma County Creation Dates and Parent Counties. Counties in 2020: 77.