Lookup Public Records in Cotton County, Oklahoma. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Cotton County, Oklahoma Overview
Cotton County is located in the state of Oklahoma. The county was formed in 1912. The county seat is Walters. As of 2012, the county has a population of 6,155. The county has a total area of 642 square miles, 633 square miles of which is land, and 9.3 square miles is water. The county consists of 9 ZIP codes, with ZIP code 73572 recorded as the one with the largest population. Cotton County borders the following counties: Comanche County, Oklahoma to the north; Clay County, Texas to the south; Tillman County, Oklahoma to the west; Stephens County, Oklahoma to the northeast; Wichita County, Texas to the southwest, and; Jefferson County, Oklahoma to the southeast.
Cotton County Clerk Information
The records of the county clerk can be accessed in the website below. OKCountyRecords is a website that hosts the clerk records of Cotton County, indexed data from February 1984 and scanned images from July 1991, and allows access to these records through a subscription-based membership to their website. On the website, there is an available search engine where you can search using the name, book, page, instrument number and type, legal description, among others.
The county clerk’s fees are listed below. For the purpose of preserving, maintaining, and archiving recorded instruments including, but not limited to, records management, records preservation, automation, modernization, and related lawful expenditures, in addition to all other fees required by law, the county clerk shall collect $5.00 for each instrument recorded with the Registrar of Deeds.
Below is the physical address of the County Clerk:
Nikki Vardell, County Clerk
Cotton County Courthouse
301 N. Broadway
Walters, OK 73572-1271
Phone: (580) 875-3026
Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Email: [email protected]
| Cotton, OK Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
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| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads | |
| Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 6,947 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 917 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 26 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 29 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 158 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 604 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 912 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 140 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 17 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 869 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 29 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 688 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 58 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 25 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 36 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 9 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 4 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 164 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 176 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 24 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 24 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 2 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 103 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 42 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 1,860 |
| Cotton County Marriage License Office | |
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In order to obtain a marriage license in Cotton County, the applicants must apply together, in person, at the County Clerk’s office. Both parties must present their state-issued picture ID, military ID, or passport, and know their social security number | |
| State Law: | Marriage – Title 43 and Restoration of Maiden or Former Name-Alimony-Property Division – Title 43, §121 |
| All State Statutes: | Information is online at the State Website |
| Office: | Cotton County Marriage License |
| Location: | 301 North Broadway Street, Walters, Oklahoma, 73572 |
| Phone: | 580-875-3029 |