Delaware County.
Discover Delaware County and trace your family history and ancestry with this list of county-specific genealogy resources.
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Located in northeastern Oklahoma, Delaware County was created at statehood in 1907. The county is named after the Delaware tribe that lived in the area in the mid-1800s. Construction of two lakes in the early and mid-1900s changed the landscape of Delaware County while providing opportunities for tourism and recreation in the area. Today, visitors enjoy everything from swimming to water sports on Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees and Lake Eucha. Camping, fishing, RV sites and boat ramps are available at Honey Creek and Bernice Areas of Grand Lake State Park, while nearby Grove is home to the Har-Ber Village Museum, a replica village featuring homes filled with an astonishing variety of antiques.
In 2000, census records showed 37,077 people living in Delaware County. Countless assets exist for tracing genealogy in Delaware County including legal records, cemetery records and a local historical society. Valuable resources for researching genealogy in Delaware County are provided below, including a list of existing towns, the county courthouse address and a detailed map of the county.
Delaware County Clerk
P.O. Box 309
Jay, OK 74346
Telephone: (918) 253-4520
Directions: On the square at 5th St. and Delaware.
Search for cemeteries, highways and scenic sites, or examine county and township lines with this detailed map of Delaware County.
While researching your family history in Delaware County, be sure to visit Grove, the largest town in the county. The following towns and cities are located in present day Delaware County, Oklahoma.
The following towns and cities either no longer exist in Delaware County or are still populated, but significantly less so than in years past. These towns and cities are commonly referred to as "ghost towns."
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Beckwith |
Needmore Moseley |
Olympus Turkey Ford |
The following cemeteries are located in present day Delaware County, Oklahoma.
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Culver Cemetery Electra Crittenden |
Raulston Cemetery |
Rolston Cemetery (Monkey Island) Russell-Double Springs Cemetery Sallie England Family Cemetery Welsh Cemetery |
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Grove Public Library Kansas Public Library |
Delaware County Library Talbot Research Library & Museum |
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma
23701 S 655 Rd.
Grove, OK 74344
Telephone: (918) 787-5452
Delaware County on OKGenWeb: Oklahoma Genealogy & History
Delaware County Historical Society
Delaware County Genealogical Society
1140 NEO Loop
Grove, OK 74344
Telephone: (918) 786-2945
While researching your family history in Delaware County, be sure to check out the following attractions located in the area.
