Hughes County.
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Discover Hughes County and trace your family history and ancestry with this list of county-specific genealogy resources.
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Named for W.C. Hughes, a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, Hughes County was created in 1907 at statehood. In 1834, Camp Holmes, near Holdenville, was used in the Dodge-Leavenworth Expedition. In the early 1900s, four railroads served the area: the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway, the Ft. Smith and Western Railroad and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. Wetumka Lake and Holdenville Lake both offer campsites and fishing.
In 2000, census records showed 14,154 people living in Hughes County. Countless resources exist for tracing genealogy in Hughes County including legal records, cemetery records and a local historical society. For more information about genealogy in Hughes County, resources are provided below.
Hughes County Clerk
P.O. Box 914
Holdenville, OK 74848
Telephone: (405) 379-5487
Directions: N. Broadway & W. 8th St.
Records available: Court Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and civil records from 1907; County Clerk has land records from 1907.
Search for cemeteries, highways and scenic sites or examine county and township lines with this detailed map of Hughes County.
The following towns and cities are located in present day Hughes County, Oklahoma.
The following towns and cities either no longer exist in Hughes 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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The following cemeteries are located in present day Hughes County, Oklahoma.
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Boyd Family Cemetery |
Hooks Cemetery Joshua Cemetery
Many Springs Indian McBryde Cemetery |
Peebles-Bowen-Lankford Family Cemetery
Stubblefield (AKA Gum Tea Cemetery |
The following historic schools, academies and schoolhouses were located in Hughes County, Oklahoma.
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Big Springs School Carmichael School Coachman School Coston School Cross Roads School Gatewood School |
Grove School Hastings School Hickory School Hobson School Lawnwood School Leader School Little River School Lone Star School Lowrence School Maple Grove School McMahan School Mt. Grove School Mt. School |
O.K. School Oak Ridge School Ozark School Pleasant Ridge School Rock Creek School Round Prairie School Shawnee Hill School Social School Spring Creek School Spring Hill School Stony Point School Sunny Dale School Texas Banner School Valley View School |
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Grace Pickens Public Library
Wetumka Public Library |
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Holdenville Daily News |
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Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town |
Kialegee Tribal Town |
Hughes County on OKGenWeb: Oklahoma Genealogy & History
Hughes County Historical Society
124 N. Broadway
Holdenville, OK 74848
While researching your family history in Hughes County, be sure to check out the following attractions located in the area.
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Holdenville Lake |
