OKGenWeb is a proud member of The USGenWeb Project®. Our goal is to keep genealogy free for family historians and researchers who wish to learn more about where they came from. This site includes genealogical resources for every County in Oklahoma, a list of Territorial Counties, Indian Territory (IT) Tribal resources, and a selection of specialized projects.
The name "Oklahoma" comes from the Choctaw words: "okla" meaning people and "humma" meaning red. With the discovery of oil, people came from all parts of the world to Oklahoma in hopes of striking it rich. The promise of a black paradise brought tens of thousands of former slaves from the South. By the time Oklahoma became the 46th state on November 16, 1907, African Americans outnumbered Native Ammericans. Some who were former slaves of Native Americans took part in the runs or accepted their allotments as tribal members. Native Americans from more than 67 tribes, including the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, Osage, Cheyenne, Sac and Fox, Delaware, Apache, and Pawnee, numbering 252,420, call Oklahoma their home today, and many are descendants from the original tribes inhabiting Indian Territory.
Oklahoma is comprised of 77 counties with a land area of 68,667 square miles (50.3 people per square mile). According to 2000 U.S. census data, Oklahoma's population is 3,450,654. Of those, 76.2 percent are white, 7.9 percent Native American, 7.6 percent African American, 5.2 percent Hispanics, and 1.4 percent Asian. The present day Oklahoma State Flag adopted by the State Legislature in 1925, is Oklahoma's 14th flag.
MAP OF OKLAHOMA
SHOWING THE INDIAN NATIONS, AND THE COUNTIES THAT WERE LATER FORMED OF THOSE AREAS
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We extend our sincere thanks to Linda Simpson, who served as the OKGenWeb State Coordinator for over 20 years. We are deeply grateful for all her hard work over those years to make OKGenWeb a site we can be proud of.
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State Coordinator: Linda K. Lewis
Asst State Coordinator: Rebecca Maloney
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