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Carter County, Oklahoma was formed in 1907 from Chickasaw Lands . Birth records are available from 1908, marriage records from 1907,
and death records since 1908. Land records exist since 1900, while probate and court records are on file in the county courthouse since 1907.

The address for the courthouse is:

Carter County Courthouse
#20 B Street SW
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
(580) 223-5253
 

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Links to surrounding counties:

Stephens County
Garvin County
Murray County
Johnston County
Marshall County
Love County
Jefferson County
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Carter County Towns

There was a town called Durwood. It is no longer a town and most of it has been taken in by the town of Dickson.
From the intersection of Hwy 199 and 177 in Dickson, Durwood road is 1 mile East on Hwy 199 and then about 1 mile South on
Durwood Road to what used to be the center of Durwood. When it was a town there was a Post Office.
Submitted by: John Sands

The town of Durwood is now called Nelda, Durwood was moved a few miles South
of old location closer to railroad that used to go between Ardmore & Madill.
Submitted by: Verna L Williams

A clarification is made for what is now called Gene Autry, Oklahoma. It was originally named Berwyn, Oklahoma
and at times is still referenced as such by the residents. The renaming of Berwyn occured sometime in the 1940's,
however it is still known by both names.
Submitted by: Joyce Denson Posey

Further clarification submitted by: David Willis (dmwillis@webzone.net) The origin of Gene Autry. According to Oklahoma Place Names
by George H. Shirk, the primere book on the subject, and Oklahoma Travel Handbook by Kent Ruth, a wellknown Okla. historical writer,
the town was originally named Lou, for the wife of local merchant C.C. Henderson, PO. est. July 11,1883. Shortly after in Nov 1883 it became
Dresden, after the German town. Then in Sep. 1887 it was Berwyn, after a town in Penn. Last it became Gene Autry on Jan. 1, 1942.

Submitted by: Eleanor "Gypsy" Wyatt
Researchers of Carter County's Black Indians should be made aware that Carter County prior to 1907 was Pickens County, while the land was in
possession of the Chickasaw Indians. Most of the towns retained their names, which came from the Post Offices of the Indian Territories. Towns
in Pickens County: Springer, Woodford, Milo, Ardmore, New Port and Berwyn (Spelled Berwin by the Dawes Commission) can be found on the
Enrollment Cards of the Five Civilized Tribes. The name Berwyn/Berwin was changes sometime prior to Feb. 5, 1942 as evidence by my parents
Marriage License showing my mom place of residence as Gene Autry, Carter County, Oklahoma. Certified by the County Clerk, Joe Maddox
and the Deputy, Agnes Evans. I have a Site for Black Indian researchers; Freedmen Descendants at :
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ewyatt/_borders/index.html
which includes information about Carter County before it became Carter County.

The Oklahoma Genealogical Society has a "First Families" application at: First Families of the Twin territories.   An Invitation to
Descendants of the Early Settlers of Oklahoma. If you can prove each generation of your lineage back to an individual who settled
in one of Oklahoma's territories on or before 16 November 1907, you are eligible for membership in First Families of the Twin Territories.

Carter County Resources

Carter County 1997 Queries
Carter County Surnames "A thru H"
Carter County Surnames "I thru P"
Carter County Surnames "Q thru Z"
Carter County Cemetery list
Carter County Cemetery's
Carter County Cemetery, Mount Olive, Healdton
Carter County Saving Graves Project
Carter County DeHart surname cemetery page
History of the Oklahoma Veterans Center, Ardmore Division
Find A Grave
Oklahoma Obituary Links
List of Counties, Cities, Public Schools, Libraries, Institutions
Carter County Ardmore History
Carter County - Healdton Oil Museum
Carter County Wardead
Carter County World War II Casualties
Carter County Archive page Bible, Births, Cemeteries, Death Certificates, History, Marriages, Newspapers, Obituaries, Pictures, Veterans
Carter County Churches
The Chickasaw Chieftain, 1894
Genealogy Helplist: Carter-Ardmore
U.S. Census Bureau Carter County Quick Facts
Carter County Libraries
Chickasaw Regional Library System
Carter County National Register of Historical Sites
Carter County Vital Records
Carter County Political Graveyard
Carter County Look-ups
Carter County Pictures
Carter County Ghost Towns
Carter County Government web page
Carter County Assessor's Office
Carter County Biffle Researchers
Carter County - A History of the John Carson Hawkins Family
Greater Southwest Historical & Genealogical Society
Chickasaw Freedmen Background
1890 Oklahoma Territory Census Index
Wilson City 1920 Census Image page 1
Wilson City 1920 Census Image page 2
Officers Killed in Carter County, Oklahoma In the Line of Duty
Bud Ballew - Famous Indian Territory Lawman of Ardmore & Carter County, Oklahoma Home Page at Police Guide
Carter County Overview, population characteristics, utilities, labor force, transportation, housing, tax structure
Oklahoma Adoption Information Site
Ardmore Army Air Field
William I. Kincade - Civil War Files
William I. Kincade webpage
Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter Co. Genealogy Library, 35 Sunset Dr., Ardmore, Okla. 73401

Annette Corbell <accorbell@hotmail.com> is  willing to do lookups (for a fee) in OK, AR, MO & KS.. 
I'm willing to do just about any kind of genealogical research anyone wants.
In addition my family lived in Mayes County. They were the Wynns listed there in 1910 and continuing unto current day. I also research the Peckenpaugh family who are from Mayes County. In Cherokee County, where do I even start, my husband's indian ancestors are buried in a cemetery just off Highway 82. His great great great grandfather was an interpreter for BIA when he first came to Indian Territory.
Web site is www.okiekin.com

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