Harper County, Oklahoima

Date: 21 Oct 2016 [unknown]
Location: oklahoma
Surnames/tags: us_history oklahoma

Welcome to the Harper County Page

Trail of Tears by Robert Lindeux Courtesy of Woolaroc Museum, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

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• The current leader of this project is Robert Branham, a native Texas who lives in Dallas and knows very little about Oklahoma.
• The coordinator for this county IS BADLY NEEDED.

Contents 1 Formed From 2 Adjacent Counties 3 History/Timeline 4 Vital Records 4.1 Government Offices 4.2 Geography 4.3 Local Resources 4.4 Protected Areas 4.5 Demographics 4.6 Cities 4.6.1 Towns 4.6.2 Unincorporated Communities 4.6.3 Former Communities 4.7 Events/Festivals 4.8 National Register of Historic Places 4.9 Schools 4.9.1 Colleges/Universities 4.9.2 Public Schools 4.9.3 Private Schools 4.10 Cemeteries 4.11 Historical Census 4.12 Census Instructions to Enumerators 4.13 Census Questionnaires and Instructions: 1790 to 2000 4.14 Notables 4.15 Wikitree Profiles 4.16 County Resources 4.17 Sources

Formed From

Adjacent Counties

The counties below are adjacent to Harper County. This needs fixed. Verify visually which counties are adjacent. Comanche County, Kansas (northeast) Woods County (east) Woodward County (southeast) Ellis County (south) Beaver County (west) Clark County, Kansas (northwest)

The info below is incorrect because it shows Coal County instead of Harper County.

Northwest		North Hughes County	Northeast Pittsburg County
West Pontotoc County		Coal County, Oklahoma		East -
Southwest Johnston County		South	Southeast Atoka County

History/Timeline

Vital Records

Oklahoma State Vital Records Index
(https://ok2explore.health.ok.gov/)
Managed and maintained by the State of Oklahoma Department of Vital Statistics; Birth and Death searchable databases. Some records go back earlier that statehood.
Search Birth Records: (https://ok2explore.health.ok.gov/App/BirthSearch)
Search Death Records:( https://ok2explore.health.ok.gov/App/DeathSearch)

"United States, Native American Birth and Death Records, 1885-1940." Database. FamilySearch. (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2765178) : 14 August 2023. Citing NARA microfilm publication M595. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1967.

Other places to find vital record info:
Newspaper announcements; be sure to check nearby county newspapers, Bible Records, Church Records and Church Newspapers. Still other primary sources include Military Service Records, Cemetery Records (Sexton's Records) and Funeral Home Records (Funeral homes are usually private businesses that may be willing to help you but as a private business they don't have to.).

Government Offices

Geography

Airports

Hospitals

Lakes

Major Highways

Railroads

Local Resources

Agriculture

Minerals

Protected Areas

Demographics

Cities

Buffalo (County Seat)
Harper County Court House
311 S. E. 1st
Buffalo, OK

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

Former Communities

Events/Festivals

National Register of Historic Places

Schools

Rockin Schoolhouse

Colleges/Universities

Public Schools

Private Schools

Cemeteries

Historical Census

Census Instructions to Enumerators

1940 Census Instructions to Enumerators

Census Questionnaires and Instructions: 1790 to 2000

"Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses 1790 - 2000"

Notables

Wikitree Profiles

County Resources

Harper County newspapers, The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sources

• Harper County, Oklahoma on Wikipedia.
• Harper County, Oklahoma citing Oklahoma Historical Society (https://www.okhistory.org), Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.
• Trail of Tears citing Oklahoma Historical Society (https://okhistory.org), Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.
• Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, 1974.
• The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture citing Oklahoma Historical Society (https://okhistory.org) has entries on many historic events, locations, people and more.