Cotton County, Oklahoma:
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Projects

• Cotton County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Cotton County, Oklahoma Genealogy      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Indian Lands      (Source: USGenWeb)
• SouthWest Oklahoma History 

Adjacent counties

• Clay County, TX  to the south
• Comanche County, OK  to the north
• Jefferson County, OK  to the southeast
• Stephens County, OK  to the east
• Tillman County, OK  to the west
• Wichita County, TX  to the southwest

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Cotton Co, Oklahoma, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Cotton County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Cotton County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Cotton County, Oklahoma      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Cotton County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Cemeteries of Oklahoma      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Cotton County  Oklahoma Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Cotton County Cemeteries      (Source: Oklahoma Cemeteries)
• Cotton County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Cotton County Cemetery Registration      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes

• Cotton Co. Census Records      (Source: Census Online)
• Cotton County Federal Census Index      (Source: us-census.org)

• 1920

  • 1920 Federal Census  Cotton County, Oklahoma     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1930

  • 1930 Federal Census  Cotton County, Oklahoma     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1940

  • 1940 Federal Census  Cotton County, Oklahoma     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • National Archives Official 1940 Census Website  Cotton County, Oklahoma     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)

Church Records

• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Temple, Oklahoma     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Civil court index, 1912-1963      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Cotton County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• District Court Civil appearance dockets, 1912-1930      (Source: FamilySearch)

Estate Records

• Oklahoma Probate Records, 1887-2008  includes Cotton County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Oklahoma Wills and Probate Records, 1801-2008  includes Cotton County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History

• Cotton County  Oklahoma Historic Places Database
• Cotton County      (Source: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture)
• Cotton County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Cotton County Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Cotton County, Oklahoma      (Source: LandmarkHunter.com)
• National Register of Historic Places      (Source: National Register of Historic Places)

• Churches and Other Religious Institutions

  • Primitive Baptist Churches  Church and Family History Assistance     (Source: The Primitive Baptist Library of Carthage)

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • Devol      (Source: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture)
  • Randlett      (Source: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture)
  • Temple      (Source: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture)
  • Walters      (Source: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Cotton County Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Cotton County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)
  • Walter, OK Newspaper Office Fire, Jan 1908      (Source: GenDisasters)

Introduction and Guides

• Cotton County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Cotton County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Cyndi's List of Oklahoma locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Cotton County Deeds and Indexes  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Cotton County Museum  Walters, Oklahoma
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Library Directory for Cotton County, Oklahoma      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Cotton County, Oklahoma     (Source: Find My Past)
• Temple History Museum      (Source: Facebook)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OKCOTTON Cotton County genealogy

  • OKCOTTON Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Cotton County Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Cotton County Post Offices 
• Cotton County Postal Covers      ($)
• Cotton County Sanborn Maps      (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Individual County Chronologies  Cotton County     (Source: The Newberry Library)

Military Records and Histories

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Cotton County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Cotton County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Oklahoma, Voter Records, 1906-1956      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Red River Historian  Your Gateway to the History of Where the South meets the West

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Cotton County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Devol Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• Randlett Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• Temple Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• Walters Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Cotton County Newspapers      (Source: OKBits)
• Cotton County Oklahoma Obituaries and Death Announcements      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Temple Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Walters Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Cotton County Courthouse 

School Records and Histories

• Randlett School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Temple School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Walters School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Cotton County Genealogy Society 
• Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (13)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Cotton County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Cotton County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Cotton County, Oklahoma     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Cotton County Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Cotton County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Divorce appearance docket, 1941-1953  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Divorce packets, 1912-1948      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Oklahoma County Marriages, 1890-1995  includes Cotton County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Wiki

• Cotton County, Oklahoma Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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