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Welcome To
Dewey County Genealogy
of the OKGenWeb Project
Dewey County is located in west-central Oklahoma covering 977 square miles, comprising the same area as Dewey County, Oklahoma Territory. Part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho lands opened April 19, 1892 as "D" county. Named for Admiral George Dewey. Taloga is the county seat. The first post office was established March 22, 1892. Although there are several versions of the origin of the Taloga name, it is probably from the Creek word meaning "rock in water" and has reference to the original boundary of the Creek nation. The South Canadian River winds through. The river sands made difficult crossings for early pioneers. Early settlements were Butte, Camargo, Lenora, Raymond, Rhea, Riley and Taloga. Present towns are Camargo, Leedey, Oakwood, Putnam, Seiling, Taloga, Vici.
County Coordinator, Susan Bradford
