Woods County, Oklahoma:
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Projects

• Cherokee Outlet/Cherokee Strip      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association      (Source: Trails to the Past)
• Woods County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Woods County OKGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Woods County, Oklahoma      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Woods County, Oklahoma      (Source: Trails to the Past)
• Woods County, Oklahoma Independent Genealogy and History      (Source: American Local History Network)

Adjacent counties

• Alfalfa County, OK  to the east
• Barber County, KS  to the north
• Comanche County, KS  to the north
• Harper County, OK  to the west
• Major County, OK  to the south
• Woodward County, OK  to the southwest

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

• Woods Co, Oklahoma, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Woods County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Woods County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Woods County, Oklahoma Biographies      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Cemeteries (10)

Census Records and Indexes

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

• 1890

  • 1890 Veterans Schedules  Cherokee Outlet     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• 1900

  • 1900 Federal Census  Woods County, Oklahoma Territory     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • United States Census, 1900  Woods County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• 1910

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

• 1920

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

• 1930

  • 1930 Federal Census  Woods County, Oklahoma     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • Woods County on Reel 1927      (Source: 1930 United States Census on Internet Archive)

• 1940

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

Court and Legal Records

• County Court Appearance dockets, 1893-1932; index, 1893-1944      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Jail calendar, 1894-1948  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Woods County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)

Estate Records

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

History (22)

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)
• Woods County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Woods County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)

Land Records

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

Libraries, Museums, Archives

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

• OK-CSCPA Oklahoma Cherokee Strip Cow Punchers Association

  • OK-CSCPA Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OKWOODS Woods County genealogy

  • OKWOODS Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Individual County Chronologies  Woods County     (Source: The Newberry Library)
• Woods County 1906      (Source: Historic Map Works)
• Woods County 1969      (Source: Historic Map Works)
• Woods County 1976      (Source: Historic Map Works)
• Woods County Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Woods County Land Ownership Atlas  1906     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Woods County Post Offices 
• Woods County Postal Covers      ($)
• Woods County Sanborn Maps      (Source: The Library of Congress)

Military Records and Histories

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Woods County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records (11)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Alva Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Alva, Oklahoma Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Obituary search includes Alva Review-Courier      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Waynoka Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Woods County Newspapers      (Source: OKBits)
• Woods County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Oklahoma Archives)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Woods County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Penny Postcards from Oklahoma      (Source: USGenWeb Oklahoma Archives)
• Woods County Courthouse 
• Woods County Photographs  Jan 1935-June 1944     (Source: Photogrammar)
• Woods County, Alva  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Woods County, Capron  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Woods County, Waynoka  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

School Records and Histories

• Alva School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Freedom School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Northwestern Oklahoma State University      (Source: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture)
• Northwestern Oklahoma State University History 
• Oklahoma School Records  1895-1936     (Source: FamilySearch)
• U.S. School Catalogs, 1765-1935  includes Northwestern Territorial Normal School, Alva     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Waynoka School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Cherokee Outlet Chapter  Alva     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Waynoka Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (17)

Transportation and Industry

• 1882 Brand Book  Containing the Brands of the Cherokee Strip     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Building histories of Woods County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Woods County, Oklahoma     (Source: Google Patents)
• Waynoka Airport (original location) / Kelsey Airport  Waynoka, Oklahoma     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• Woods County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)

Vital Records

• Divorce packets, 1894-1897      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Oklahoma County Marriages, 1890-1995  includes Woods County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Woods County Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Woods County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)

Wiki

• Woods County, Oklahoma Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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