Jackson County, Oklahoma:
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Projects

• Jackson County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Jackson County OKGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Jackson County Oklahoma      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Jackson County, Oklahoma Independent Genealogy and History      (Source: American Local History Network)
• SouthWest Oklahoma History 

Adjacent counties

• Greer County, OK  to the north
• Hardeman County, TX  to the southwest
• Harmon County, OK  to the west
• Kiowa County, OK  to the northeast
• Tillman County, OK  to the east
• Wilbarger County, TX  to the southeast

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

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

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes

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

• 1910

  • 1910 Federal Census  Jackson County, Oklahoma     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1920

  • 1920 Federal Census  Jackson County     (Source: US GenWeb Census Project)
  • 1920 Federal Census  Jackson County, Oklahoma     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1930

  • 1930 Federal Census  Jackson County, Oklahoma     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • Jackson County on Reel 1907      (Source: 1930 United States Census on Internet Archive)

• 1940

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

Court and Legal Records

• Civil court records index, 1906      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Jackson County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Journal District Court, 1907-1930      (Source: FamilySearch)

Estate Records

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

History (26)

Introduction and Guides

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

Land Records

• Jackson County Deed Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

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

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• OKJACKSO Jackson County genealogy

  • OKJACKSO Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• TX-GREER The records, people and area known as Greer County, Texas, a defunct Texas county

  • TX-GREER Mailing List Homepage 

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Military Records and Histories

• Altus Air Force Base      (Source: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture)

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Jackson County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Red River Historian  Your Gateway to the History of Where the South meets the West

Newspaper Records (14)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Altus Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Altus Times 
• Altus, Oklahoma Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Eldorado Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Jackson County Newspapers      (Source: OKBits)
• Jackson County Obituaries  Altus Times     (Source: USGenWeb Oklahoma Archives)
• Jackson County Obituaries  Other Newspapers     (Source: USGenWeb Oklahoma Archives)
• Obituary search includes Altus Times      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Jackson County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Jackson County Courthouse 
• Jackson County Photographs  Jan 1935-June 1944     (Source: Photogrammar)
• Jackson County, Olustee  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

School Records and Histories

• Altus School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Blair School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Duke School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Eldorado School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Oklahoma School Records  1895-1936     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Olustee School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Western Oklahoma State College      (Source: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• City of Altus Grave Databases 

Societies

• Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society 

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

• Biography of Silas Harrison Barber      (Source: USGenWeb Oklahoma Archives)
• Culpepper Archives  Jackson County
• Bentley, Gassaway Family Tree  includes Bunnell, Copeland, and other families
• Biography of Henry C. Gilliland      (Source: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture)
• Biography of Sue Messick, nee Smithee      (Source: USGenWeb Arkansas Archives)
• War Record for Ralph Milton      (Source: Oklahoma IOOF)
• Biography of E. F. Nesbitt      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Biography of Preston Elmer Peden      (Source: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture)
• Biography of Emily B. Smith      (Source: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture)

Tax Lists

• Texas County Tax Rolls, Greer County  1846-1910     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Jackson County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Jackson County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Jackson County, Oklahoma     (Source: Google Patents)
• The W. C. Austin Project  Bureau of Reclamation History Program

Vital Records

• Divorce packets, 1907-1931  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Jackson County Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Jackson County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Oklahoma County Marriages, 1890-1995  includes Jackson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Wiki

• Jackson County, Oklahoma Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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