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This site is proud to be a part of the USGenWeb and OKGenWeb Project.
Major County Genealogical
Society
We have recently moved from the Historical Society to the Fairview City Library. Our meetings are still on the 1st Tuesday of each month but are held in the City Building Community Room beginning at 6:30pm for those who want help in the Library with their research. The Library closes at 7pm so we move to the Community Room for our meeting at that time.
Our dues are $10 per year with a quarterly newsletter.We will do research for $5 per hour plus copies.
"Major County Cemetery Book" $35 plus postage.
It covers 1888-1990 and is currently being updated.
Resources in the Library - some Genealogical Society, some Library 1900 Woods Co. Federal Census - microfilm 1910 & 1920 Major Co. Census - miocrofilm Fairview Republican Newspaper on microfilm Courthouse records on microfilm (through mid 1930s) Major County Gloss Mountain Country History Book and Index 1906 Woods Co. Standard Atlas (Land Ownership) Obituary File - this is the Library's and is an excellent resource - very well done and kept up to date. With this and the newspapers on microfilm, most (not all) obituaries can be found back through the 1910s.Many other items are also available but these are the most important Major Co. resources.
Major Co. was settled during the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. It was a part of Woods Co. until Nov. 16, 1907 when Oklahoma became a state and Woods Co. was divided into Woods, Alfalfa, and Major Cos. The towns and communities were Alamo, Almeda, Ames, Bado, Barnes, Barney, Bernardi, Bertrand, Bostick, Chester, Clarion, Cleo Springs, Dane, Dyche, Elmot, Estelle, Fairbanks, Fairview, Gloss Mountains, Granton, Griever, Heman, Hoopville, Hoyle, Isabella, Lynn, Lyons, Media, Meno, Oneil, Orienta, Orion, Phroso, Plymouth, Prudence, Ringwood, Roscoe, Rusk, Sherman, Tivoli, Togo, Vilas, Walthall, Wooddale. Only Chester, Meno, Ringwood, Ames, Cleo Springs, Isabella, and Fairview remain although areas are still called by the towns they were associated with.
Fairview is the County Seat - although Cleo Springs wanted to be the County Seat and the Square is still there where they wanted to build the Courlthouse!We do have some information about surrounding counties - people in these bordering counties were often relatives of Major Co. people so some records on people of other counties can be found in our newspaper and other records.
For questions about the Major County Genealogical Society please contact: MajorCoOK@yahoo.com
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