List of counties in Oklahoma
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This is a list of the seventy-seven counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma is ranked 20th size and 17th in the number of counties, between Mississippi with 82 counties and Arkansas with 75 counties.[1]
Oklahoma originally had seven counties when it was first organized as the Oklahoma Territory. These counties were designated numerically, first through seventh. New counties added after this were designated by letters of the alphabet. The first seven counties were later renamed. The Oklahoma Constitutional Convention named all of the counties that were formed when Oklahoma entered statehood in 1907. Only two counties have been formed since then.[2]
According to the Oklahoma Constitution, a county can be disorganized if the sum of all taxable property is less than two and half million dollars. If so, then a petition must be signed by one-fourth of the population and then a vote would occur. If a majority vote for dissolution of the county, the county will combined with an adjacent county with the lowest valuation of taxable property.[3]
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.
[edit] Alphabetical list
| County |
FIPS Code [4] |
County seat [5] |
Established [5] |
Origin |
Etymolgy |
Population [5] |
Area [5] |
Map |
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| Adair County | 001 | Stilwell | 1907 | . | The Adair family of the Cherokee tribe[6] | 0 | 576 sq mi (1,492 km²) |
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| Alfalfa County | 003 | Cherokee | 1907 | Woods County | William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray (1869-1956), ninth Governor of Oklahoma[7] | 0 | 867 sq mi (2,246 km²) |
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| Atoka County | 005 | Atoka | 1907 | Choctaw lands | Captain Atoka, a noted Choctaw[8] | 0 | 978 sq mi (2,533 km²) |
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| Beaver County | 007 | Beaver | 1890 | Initially encompasses entire panhandle from 1890 to 1907 (as Seventh County); current geography since 1907 | The Beaver River[9] | 0 | 1,814 sq mi (4,698 km²) |
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| Beckham County | 009 | Sayre | 1907 | Greer County and Roger Mills County[10] | J. C. W. Beckham (1869-1940), Governor of Kentucky[10] | 0 | 902 sq mi (2,336 km²) |
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| Blaine County | 011 | Watonga | 1890 | . | James G. Blaine (1830-1893), former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State[11] | 0 | 929 sq mi (2,406 km²) |
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| Bryan County | 013 | Durant | 1907 | Choctaw lands | William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), former Secretary of State, famous orator and three-time U.S. Presidential candidate[12] | 0 | 909 sq mi (2,354 km²) |
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| Caddo County | 015 | Anadarko | 1901 | . | From Indian word "Kaddi" meaning life or chief[13] | 0 | 1,278 sq mi (3,310 km²) |
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| Canadian County | 017 | El Reno | 1901 | Part of Cheyenne and Arapaho reservation[14] | . | 0 | 900 sq mi (2,331 km²) |
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| Carter County | 019 | Ardmore | 1907 | Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation | A prominent early-day family[15] | 0 | 824 sq mi (2,134 km²) |
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| Cherokee County | 021 | Tahlequah | 1907 | Originally settled by Cherokee Indians following the Trail of Tears | Cherokee Nation[16] | 0 | 751 sq mi (1,945 km²) |
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| Choctaw County | 023 | Hugo | 1907 | . | Choctaw Nation of Indians[17] | 0 | 774 sq mi (2,005 km²) |
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| Cimarron County | 025 | Boise City | 1907 | . | Cimarron River[18] | 0 | 1,835 sq mi (4,753 km²) |
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| Cleveland County | 027 | Norman | 1890 | . | Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), two-time President of the United States[19] | 0 | 536 sq mi (1,388 km²) |
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| Coal County | 029 | Coalgate | 1907 | Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation | Coal, the primary economic product of the region at the time[20] | 0 | 518 sq mi (1,342 km²) |
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| Comanche County | 031 | Lawton | 1907 | Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache reservation | Spanish "Camino Ancho", meaning broad trail[21] | 0 | 1,069 sq mi (2,769 km²) |
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| Cotton County | 033 | Walters | 1912 | Lands of Quapaws, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Comanche Reservation, and Big Pasture | The principal economic base of the county, cotton[22] | 0 | 637 sq mi (1,650 km²) |
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| Craig County | 035 | Vinita | 1907 | Cherokee Nation | Granville Craig, a prominent Cherokee[23] | 0 | 761 sq mi (1,971 km²) |
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| Creek County | 037 | Sapulpa | 1907 | . | Creek tribe[24] | 0 | 956 sq mi (2,476 km²) |
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| Custer County | 039 | Arapaho | 1891 | Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation | George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876), a United States Army cavalry commander[25] | 0 | 987 sq mi (2,556 km²) |
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| Delaware County | 041 | Jay | 1907 | . | Delaware District of old Cherokee Nation[2] | 0 | 741 sq mi (1,919 km²) |
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| Dewey County | 043 | Taloga | 1892 | Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation | Either for Admiral George Dewey (1837-1917)[26] or derived from original name, County "D", during land run of 1892 and later changed[2] | 0 | 1,000 sq mi (2,590 km²) |
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| Ellis County | 045 | Arnett | 1907 | Roger Mills and Woodward counties | Albert H. Ellis, vice president of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention[27] (name could also be Abraham H. Ellis[2]) | 0 | 1,229 sq mi (3,183 km²) |
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| Garfield County | 047 | Enid | 1893 | Cherokee Outlet | James Garfield (1831-1881), President of the Unites States[28] | 0 | 1,058 sq mi (2,740 km²) |
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| Garvin County | 049 | Pauls Valley | 1907 | Chickasaw Nation | Samuel Garvin, a prominent Chickasaw Indian[29] | 0 | 809 sq mi (2,095 km²) |
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| Grady County | 051 | Chickasha | 1907 | . | Henry W. Grady (1851-1889), editor of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper[30] | 0 | 1,101 sq mi (2,852 km²) |
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| Grant County | 053 | Medford | 1892 | Originally "L" county | Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), President of the United States[31] | 0 | 1,001 sq mi (2,593 km²) |
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| Greer County | 055 | Mangum | 1896 | Greer County, Texas | John Alexander Greer, Lieutenant Governor of Texas[32] | 0 | 639 sq mi (1,655 km²) |
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| Harmon County | 057 | Hollis | 1909 | Greer County | Judson Harmon (1846-1927), U.S. Attorney General and Governors of Ohio[33] | 0 | 538 sq mi (1,393 km²) |
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| Harper County | 059 | Buffalo | 1893 | . | Oscar G. Harper, clerk of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention[34] | 0 | 1,039 sq mi (2,691 km²) |
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| Haskell County | 061 | Stigler | 1907 | . | Charles N. Haskell (1860-1933), first Governor of Oklahoma[35] | 0 | 577 sq mi (1,494 km²) |
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| Hughes County | 063 | Holdenville | 1907 | . | William C. Hughes, member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention[36][2] | 0 | 807 sq mi (2,090 km²) |
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| Jackson County | 065 | Altus | 1907 | Greer County | Either Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863), Confederate general during the American Civil War[37] or Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States[2] | 0 | 803 sq mi (2,080 km²) |
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| Jefferson County | 067 | Waurika | 1907 | Comanche County and part of Chickasaw Nation | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third President of the United States[38] | 0 | 759 sq mi (1,966 km²) |
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| Johnston County | 069 | Tishomingo | 1907 | . | Douglas H. Johnston, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation[39] | 0 | 645 sq mi (1,671 km²) |
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| Kay County | 071 | Newkirk | 1895 | Cherokee Strip | Originally designated as county "K"[40] | 0 | 919 sq mi (2,380 km²) |
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| Kingfisher County | 073 | Kingfisher | 1907 | Unassigned Lands | Either for a bird[2] or King David Fisher, an early settler in the area[41] | 0 | 903 sq mi (2,339 km²) |
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| Kiowa County | 075 | Hobart | 1901 | Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Indian Reservations | Kiowa Indian tribe[42] | 0 | 1,015 sq mi (2,629 km²) |
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| Latimer County | 077 | Wilburton | 1907 | . | James S. Latimer, member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention[43] | 0 | 722 sq mi (1,870 km²) |
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| Le Flore County | 079 | Poteau | 1907 | Choctaw Nation[44] | A Choctaw Indian family of French descent[2] | 0 | 1,586 sq mi (4,108 km²) |
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| Lincoln County | 081 | Chandler | 1891 | . | . | 0 | 959 sq mi (2,484 km²) |
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| Logan County | 083 | Guthrie | 1891 | . | . | 0 | 745 sq mi (1,930 km²) |
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| Love County | 085 | Marietta | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 515 sq mi (1,334 km²) |
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| Major County | 093 | Fairview | 1909 | . | . | 0 | 957 sq mi (2,479 km²) |
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| Marshall County | 095 | Madill | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 371 sq mi (961 km²) |
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| Mayes County | 097 | Pryor | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 656 sq mi (1,699 km²) |
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| McClain County | 087 | Purcell | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 570 sq mi (1,476 km²) |
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| McCurtain County | 089 | Idabel | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 1,852 sq mi (4,797 km²) |
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| McIntosh County | 091 | Eufaula | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 620 sq mi (1,606 km²) |
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| Murray County | 099 | Sulphur | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 418 sq mi (1,083 km²) |
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| Muskogee County | 101 | Muskogee | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 814 sq mi (2,108 km²) |
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| Noble County | 103 | Perry | 1897 | . | . | 0 | 732 sq mi (1,896 km²) |
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| Nowata County | 105 | Nowata | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 565 sq mi (1,463 km²) |
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| Okfuskee County | 107 | Okemah | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 625 sq mi (1,619 km²) |
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| Oklahoma County | 109 | Oklahoma City | 1891 | . | . | 0 | 709 sq mi (1,836 km²) |
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| Okmulgee County | 111 | Okmulgee | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 697 sq mi (1,805 km²) |
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| Osage County | 113 | Pawhuska | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 2,251 sq mi (5,830 km²) |
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| Ottawa County | 115 | Miami | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 471 sq mi (1,220 km²) |
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| Pawnee County | 117 | Pawnee | 1897 | . | . | 0 | 570 sq mi (1,476 km²) |
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| Payne County | 119 | Stillwater | 1890 | . | . | 0 | 686 sq mi (1,777 km²) |
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| Pittsburg County | 121 | McAlester | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 1,306 sq mi (3,383 km²) |
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| Pontotoc County | 123 | Ada | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 720 sq mi (1,865 km²) |
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| Pottawatomie County | 125 | Shawnee | 1891 | . | . | 0 | 788 sq mi (2,041 km²) |
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| Pushmataha County | 127 | Antlers | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 1,397 sq mi (3,618 km²) |
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| Roger Mills County | 129 | Cheyenne | 1895 | . | . | 0 | 1,142 sq mi (2,958 km²) |
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| Rogers County | 131 | Claremore | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 675 sq mi (1,748 km²) |
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| Seminole County | 133 | Wewoka | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 632 sq mi (1,637 km²) |
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| Sequoyah County | 135 | Sallisaw | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 674 sq mi (1,746 km²) |
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| Stephens County | 137 | Duncan | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 877 sq mi (2,271 km²) |
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| Texas County | 139 | Guymon | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 2,037 sq mi (5,276 km²) |
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| Tillman County | 141 | Frederick | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 872 sq mi (2,258 km²) |
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| Tulsa County | 143 | Tulsa | 1907 | . | Tulsey Town, an old Creek settlement in Alabama[45] | 0 | 570 sq mi (1,476 km²) |
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| Wagoner County | 145 | Wagoner | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 563 sq mi (1,458 km²) |
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| Washington County | 147 | Bartlesville | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 417 sq mi (1,080 km²) |
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| Washita County | 149 | Cordell | 1897 | . | . | 0 | 1,004 sq mi (2,600 km²) |
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| Woods County | 151 | Alva | 1893 | . | . | 0 | 1,287 sq mi (3,333 km²) |
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| Woodward County | 153 | Woodward | 1907 | . | . | 0 | 1,242 sq mi (3,217 km²) |
[edit] References
- ^ How Many Counties are in Your State?. Click and Learn. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Origin of County Names in Oklahoma" . Chronicles of Oklahoma 2 (1): 75-82.
- ^ "The Constitution of the State of Oklahoma," Article XVII, Section 5. http://oklegal.onenet.net/okcon/XVII-5.html. Accessed on 2007-02-28.
- ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA.gov. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
- ^ (2005) "Adair", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ (2005) "Alfalfa", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ (2005) "Atoka", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ (2005) "Beaver", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ a b (2005) "Beckham", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ (2005) "Blaine", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ (2005) "Bryan", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ (2005) "Caddo", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Canadian", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Carter", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Cherokee", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Choctaw", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Cimarron", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Cleveland", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Coal", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Comanche", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Cotton", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Craig", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Creek", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Custer", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Dewey", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Ellis", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Garfield", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Garvin", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Grady", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Grant", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Greer", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Harmon", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ (2005) "Harper", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ (2005) "Haskell", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ (2005) "Hughes", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ (2005) "Jackson", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ (2005) "Jefferson", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ (2005) "Johnston", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ (2005) "Kay", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ (2005) "Kingfisher", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ (2005) "Kiowa", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ (2005) "Latimer", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ (2005) "Le Flore", Oklahoma Encyclopedia Online (PDF), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ Tulsa County History. TulsaCounty.org. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
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