Atoka county, oklahoma genealogy familysearch wiki. The county seat of atoka county, atoka is situated at the crossroads of u. Atoka is a city in, and the county seat of, atoka county, oklahoma, united states. This unique position is two hours from four major markets. Browse the most recent atoka, oklahoma obituaries and condolences. The library is located on the north side in the middle of the block. Atoka county the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. Atoka county oklahoma cities and town history presented. Osnovni podaci drzava sjedinjene americke drzave savezna drzava oklahoma okrug. Atoka county, oklahoma history atoka baptist academy and murrow orphanage. Atoka county is in southeastern oklahoma, in a 10county area designated for tourism purposes by the oklahoma department of tourism and recreation as choctaw country.
In the various history books the first postmaster is listed as john l. May 12, 2019 atoka s cade carroll 21 celebrates the wampus cats 54 win over marlow in the class 3a state final saturday at bricktown ballpark. John michalicka, first catholic church in indian territory, 1872st. Atoka county, oklahoma covers an area of approximately 988 square miles with a geographic center of 34. Atoka county history atoka county is located in southeastern oklahoma near the texas border and settled in the mid1800s, this county was first called shappaway, with the county seat located at the choctaw court grounds on the banks of the muddy boggy river. Now a ghost town, boggy depot was formerly a bustling center of the county and was the site of the states first masonic lodge, founded in 1869.
Limit your results to specific groups of materials. Levy examines the people and events surrounding the schools formation and development, chronicling the determined ambition of pioneers to transform a seemingly barren landscape into a place where a worthy institution of higher education could thrive. Atoka, oklahoma wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Atoka is a growing, progressive city with a proud history and a great future. Guide to atoka county, oklahoma ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth.
The oklahoma land run by una belle townsend, oklahoma. This short article about a place or feature in the united states can be made longer. Atoka, oklahoma simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. County courthouse edit edit source atoka county courthouse 200 e. Atoka county county clerk public land records for oklahoma. Discover more about your ancestors than names and dates in atoka newspapers. Located in the heart of southeastern oklahoma our quality of life is second to none. Atoka county je okrug u americkoj saveznoj drzavi oklahoma. Sarah phippsthe oklahoman atoka celebrates the wampus cats win over marlow in the class 3a baseball state championship at the chickasaw ballpark in oklahoma city, saturday, may 11, 2019. Browns funeral service atoka obituary bobbye june lowry was born on tuesday, june 15, 1937 and passed away on monday, february 17, 2020. Patricks church at atoka, the chronicles of oklahoma 50 winter 197273. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance.
Start typing below and well show you how you can format the same query in a basic search box. Atoka county, oklahoma genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Atoka county oklahoma history presented by genealogy trails. Grace tjeerdsma was born on thursday, march 26, 2020. Welcome to our atoka county family history research page. This major highway is also the most direct route from houston to missouri, kansas city and iowa. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Atoka area historical tornado activity is near oklahoma state average.
The designation as atoka county came circa 1854 and was retained after 1907 statehood. Atoka, oklahoma 74525 the area encompassed by the present atoka county was originally part of shappaway county in the pushmataha district of the choctaw nation. With a long and varied experience as banker, farmer, stockman and in the political life of nebraska, thomas f. The cemetery, located north of town, is the only designated confederate demetery in oklahoma. The confederate memorial museum and cemetery at atoka interprets the regions history. These are the far north, south, east, and west coordinates of atoka county, oklahoma, comprising a rectangle that encapsulates it. Chris anthony gaylor was a resident of atoka, oklahoma at the time of passing. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your atoka county ancestors. Bobby johnson passed away on december 29, 2019 in atoka, oklahoma. Oklahoma newspapers list at oklahoma historical society funeral homes.
Farris, his given name was really joil lee farris per his greatgreatgrandson james w. Wright, historic places on the old stage line from fort smith to red river, the chronicles of oklahoma 11 june 1933. Harmony is an unincorporated community to the southeast of atoka in atoka county, oklahoma, united states. Family trees are just not complete without the details available in atoka newspapers. Very few books have such concise information about oklahoma s history. Join facebook to connect with charity lin crockett and others you may know. Grace tjeerdsma was a resident of atoka, oklahoma at the time of passing. Founded by choctaw indians in the 1850s and named for a choctaw subchief who lived nearby, atoka has a diverse and historic background.
Selecting any option will change the number of available options in the other. On hwy 6975 turn east one block north of the stop light at court street. Atoka county, located in southeastern oklahoma, was formed in 1907 from choctaw land. The national register of historic places includes the old faucett well, one of the states first oil wells, located four miles northeast of wapanucka, and capt. Helpful links during this transition to distance learning. Atoka genealogy in atoka county, ok usa 1,015,348 oklahoma 18,332 atoka county 153 atoka 39 note. Atoka je grad u americkoj saveznoj drzavi oklahoma.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Harmony has a small, k8 school located in the community. The county name honors a noted choctaw warrior, captain atoka, who led a removal party to present oklahoma. Vern baker passed away on january 31, 2020 in atoka, oklahoma. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. The system is governed by a 14member board of trustees.
In southern atoka county, 18 miles southeast of atoka. In the early nineteenth century the atoka area existed as part of shappaway county, in the pushmataha district of the choctaw nation. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Funeral home services for vern are being provided by browns funeral service atoka. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading oklahoma. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level.
Census bureau, the county has a total area of 990 square miles 2,600 km 2, of which 976 square miles 2,530 km 2 is land and 14 square miles 36 km 2. Atoka is the site of the oldest catholic parish in the indian territory, the oldest chapter of the freemasons in oklahoma, and the oldest chapter of the order of the eastern star in oklahoma. Chris anthony gaylor was born on saturday, december 08, 1956 and passed away on monday, april, 2020. Data table for tornadoes which occurred in atoka county, ok 1875present. Atoka county oklahoma cities and town history presented by. The tulsa and oklahoma history collection consists of items from the tulsa and oklahoma collection, including books from the classified section, materials from the archives and special collections, and newspaper clippings and other ephemera from the vertical files. About 1854, the area was formally designated atoka county. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in atoka, oklahoma. Church records, 18871938 atoka baptist church atoka, oklahoma family history library. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. The county was named after a choctaw warrior, captain atoka, who lived in the area. Atoka county the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and. Atoka county is located in the south central area of the state.
Jim barnes, oklahoma poet laureate for 2009 and 2010 and author of nine books of. Atoka white pages phone books in oklahoma ok whitepages. Atoka county oklahoma biographies genealogy trails history. Atoka the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. Get to know your ancestors storiesthe lives they lived, their hardships and triumphs. How do i atoka, ok official website atoka, oklahoma. Please sign my guest book before leaving this site. Today, the southern oklahoma library system serves over 97,000 citizens across five counties with eight libraries located in ardmore, atoka, davis, healdton, marietta, sulphur, tishomingo and wilson. The land that today makes up oklahoma was added to the united states as part of the louisiana purchase of 1803.
Atoka county, oklahoma simple english wikipedia, the free. A post office from february, 1904, to july 31, 1912, it was named for william t. Use this form to search simultaneously within descriptive item records and available full text for items in the gateway. Funeral home services for bobby are being provided by browns funeral service atoka. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Atoka county library southern oklahoma library system.