List of Counties in Oklahoma - Alphabetical List

Alphabetical List

County
FIPS code
County seat
Established
Origin
Etymology
Population
Area
Map
Adair County 001 Stilwell 1907 Cherokee lands William Penn Adair, Cherokee tribal leader and Confederate colonel in the American Civil War 700422683000000000022,683 7002576000000000000576 sq mi
(70031492000000000001,492 km2)
Alfalfa County 003 Cherokee 1907 Woods County William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray (1869-1956), ninth Governor of Oklahoma 70035642000000000005,642 7002867000000000000867 sq mi
(70032246000000000002,246 km2)
Atoka County 005 Atoka 1907 Choctaw lands Captain Atoka, a noted Choctaw leader and signer of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek 700414182000000000014,182 7002978000000000000978 sq mi
(70032533000000000002,533 km2)
Beaver County 007 Beaver 1890 Seventh County (entire panhandle until 1907) The Beaver River 70035636000000000005,636 70031814000000000001,814 sq mi
(70034698000000000004,698 km2)
Beckham County 009 Sayre 1907 Greer County and Roger Mills County J. C. W. Beckham (1869-1940), Governor of Kentucky 700422119000000000022,119 7002902000000000000902 sq mi
(70032336000000000002,336 km2)
Blaine County 011 Watonga 1890 Part of Cheyenne and Arapaho reservation. James G. Blaine (1830-1893), former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State 700411943000000000011,943 7002929000000000000929 sq mi
(70032406000000000002,406 km2)
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 700442416000000000042,416 7002909000000000000909 sq mi
(70032354000000000002,354 km2)
Caddo County 015 Anadarko 1901 Indian Territory From Indian word "Kaddi" meaning life or chief 700429600000000000029,600 70031278000000000001,278 sq mi
(70033310000000000003,310 km2)
Canadian County 017 El Reno 1901 Part of Cheyenne and Arapaho reservation The Canadian River. 7005115541000000000115,541 7002900000000000000900 sq mi
(70032331000000000002,331 km2)
Carter County 019 Ardmore 1907 Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation A prominent family of early settlers 700447557000000000047,557 7002824000000000000824 sq mi
(70032134000000000002,134 km2)
Cherokee County 021 Tahlequah 1907 Originally settled by Cherokee Indians following the Trail of Tears Cherokee Nation of Indians 700446987000000000046,987 7002751000000000000751 sq mi
(70031945000000000001,945 km2)
Choctaw County 023 Hugo 1907 . Choctaw Nation of Indians 700415205000000000015,205 7002774000000000000774 sq mi
(70032005000000000002,005 km2)
Cimarron County 025 Boise City 1907 Seventh County (entire panhandle until 1907) Cimarron River 70032475000000000002,475 70031835000000000001,835 sq mi
(70034753000000000004,753 km2)
Cleveland County 027 Norman 1890 . Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), two-time President of the United States 7005255755000000000255,755 7002536000000000000536 sq mi
(70031388000000000001,388 km2)
Coal County 029 Coalgate 1907 Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation Coal, the primary economic product of the region at the time 70035925000000000005,925 7002518000000000000518 sq mi
(70031342000000000001,342 km2)
Comanche County 031 Lawton 1907 Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache reservation Spanish "Camino Ancho", meaning broad trail 7005124098000000000124,098 70031069000000000001,069 sq mi
(70032769000000000002,769 km2)
Cotton County 033 Walters 1912 Lands of Quapaws, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Comanche Reservation, and Big Pasture The principal economic base of the county, cotton 70036193000000000006,193 7002637000000000000637 sq mi
(70031650000000000001,650 km2)
Craig County 035 Vinita 1907 Cherokee Nation Granville Craig, a prominent Cherokee planter 700415029000000000015,029 7002761000000000000761 sq mi
(70031971000000000001,971 km2)
Creek County 037 Sapulpa 1907 . Creek Nation of Indians 700469967000000000069,967 7002956000000000000956 sq mi
(70032476000000000002,476 km2)
Custer County 039 Arapaho 1891 Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876), a United States Army cavalry commander during the Indian Wars 700427469000000000027,469 7002987000000000000987 sq mi
(70032556000000000002,556 km2)
Delaware County 041 Jay 1907 . Delaware Nation of Indians 700441487000000000041,487 7002741000000000000741 sq mi
(70031919000000000001,919 km2)
Dewey County 043 Taloga 1892 Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation Admiral George Dewey (1837-1917), hero of the Spanish-American War 70034810000000000004,810 70031000000000000001,000 sq mi
(70032590000000000002,590 km2)
Ellis County 045 Arnett 1907 Roger Mills and Woodward counties Albert H. Ellis, vice president of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention (name could also be Abraham H. Ellis) 70034151000000000004,151 70031229000000000001,229 sq mi
(70033183000000000003,183 km2)
Garfield County 047 Enid 1893 Cherokee Outlet James Garfield (1831-1881), President of the United States 700460580000000000060,580 70031058000000000001,058 sq mi
(70032740000000000002,740 km2)
Garvin County 049 Pauls Valley 1907 Chickasaw Nation Samuel Garvin, a prominent Chickasaw Indian and local merchant 700427576000000000027,576 7002809000000000000809 sq mi
(70032095000000000002,095 km2)
Grady County 051 Chickasha 1907 . Henry W. Grady (1851-1889), editor of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper 700452431000000000052,431 70031101000000000001,101 sq mi
(70032852000000000002,852 km2)
Grant County 053 Medford 1892 Originally "L" county Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), President of the United States 70034527000000000004,527 70031001000000000001,001 sq mi
(70032593000000000002,593 km2)
Greer County 055 Mangum 1896 Greer County, Texas John Alexander Greer, Lieutenant Governor of Texas 70036239000000000006,239 7002639000000000000639 sq mi
(70031655000000000001,655 km2)
Harmon County 057 Hollis 1909 Greer County Judson Harmon (1846-1927), U.S. Attorney General and Governor of Ohio 70032922000000000002,922 7002538000000000000538 sq mi
(70031393000000000001,393 km2)
Harper County 059 Buffalo 1893 . Oscar G. Harper, clerk of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention 70033685000000000003,685 70031039000000000001,039 sq mi
(70032691000000000002,691 km2)
Haskell County 061 Stigler 1907 . Charles N. Haskell (1860-1933), first Governor of Oklahoma 700412769000000000012,769 7002577000000000000577 sq mi
(70031494000000000001,494 km2)
Hughes County 063 Holdenville 1907 . William C. Hughes, member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention 700414003000000000014,003 7002807000000000000807 sq mi
(70032090000000000002,090 km2)
Jackson County 065 Altus 1907 Greer County Either Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863), Confederate general during the American Civil War or Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States 700426446000000000026,446 7002803000000000000803 sq mi
(70032080000000000002,080 km2)
Jefferson County 067 Waurika 1907 Comanche County and part of Chickasaw Nation Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third President of the United States 70036472000000000006,472 7002759000000000000759 sq mi
(70031966000000000001,966 km2)
Johnston County 069 Tishomingo 1907 . Douglas H. Johnston, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation 700410957000000000010,957 7002645000000000000645 sq mi
(70031671000000000001,671 km2)
Kay County 071 Newkirk 1895 Cherokee Strip Originally designated as county "K" 700446562000000000046,562 7002919000000000000919 sq mi
(70032380000000000002,380 km2)
Kingfisher County 073 Kingfisher 1907 Unassigned Lands Either for the kingfisher bird or King David Fisher, an early settler in the area 700415034000000000015,034 7002903000000000000903 sq mi
(70032339000000000002,339 km2)
Kiowa County 075 Hobart 1901 Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Indian Reservations Kiowa Nation of Indians 70039446000000000009,446 70031015000000000001,015 sq mi
(70032629000000000002,629 km2)
Latimer County 077 Wilburton 1907 . James S. Latimer, member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention 700411154000000000011,154 7002722000000000000722 sq mi
(70031870000000000001,870 km2)
Le Flore County 079 Poteau 1907 Choctaw Nation A Choctaw Indian family of French descent 700450384000000000050,384 70031586000000000001,586 sq mi
(70034108000000000004,108 km2)
Lincoln County 081 Chandler 1891 . Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States 700434273000000000034,273 7002959000000000000959 sq mi
(70032484000000000002,484 km2)
Logan County 083 Guthrie 1891 . John Alexander Logan, the American Civil War general 700441848000000000041,848 7002745000000000000745 sq mi
(70031930000000000001,930 km2)
Love County 085 Marietta 1907 . Overton Love, a Chickasaw judge and prominent landowner 70039423000000000009,423 7002515000000000000515 sq mi
(70031334000000000001,334 km2)
Major County 093 Fairview 1909 . John C. Major, member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention 70037527000000000007,527 7002957000000000000957 sq mi
(70032479000000000002,479 km2)
Marshall County 095 Madill 1907 . The maiden name of a member of the Constitutional Convention's mother 700415840000000000015,840 7002371000000000000371 sq mi
(7002961000000000000961 km2)
Mayes County 097 Pryor 1907 . Cherokee leader Samuel Houston Mayes 700441259000000000041,259 7002656000000000000656 sq mi
(70031699000000000001,699 km2)
McClain County 087 Purcell 1907 . Charles M. McClain, member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention 700434506000000000034,506 7002570000000000000570 sq mi
(70031476000000000001,476 km2)
McCurtain County 089 Idabel 1907 . The McCurtain family, a prominent Choctaw landowning group 700433151000000000033,151 70031852000000000001,852 sq mi
(70034797000000000004,797 km2)
McIntosh County 091 Eufaula 1907 . The McIntosh family, a prominent Creek landowning group 700420252000000000020,252 7002620000000000000620 sq mi
(70031606000000000001,606 km2)
Murray County 099 Sulphur 1907 . Governor of Oklahoma William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray 700413488000000000013,488 7002418000000000000418 sq mi
(70031083000000000001,083 km2)
Muskogee County 101 Muskogee 1907 . Muskogee Nation of Indians 700470990000000000070,990 7002814000000000000814 sq mi
(70032108000000000002,108 km2)
Noble County 103 Perry 1897 . U.S. Secretary of the Interior John W. Noble 700411561000000000011,561 7002732000000000000732 sq mi
(70031896000000000001,896 km2)
Nowata County 105 Nowata 1907 . The town of Nowata, Oklahoma. The exact origin is unknown, but the two most common stories are that railroad surveyors used the Delaware word noweta for welcome or that a sign was posted indicating that local springs had no water: No wata 700410536000000000010,536 7002565000000000000565 sq mi
(70031463000000000001,463 km2)
Okfuskee County 107 Okemah 1907 . Creek town of the same name in Cleburn County, Alabama 700412191000000000012,191 7002625000000000000625 sq mi
(70031619000000000001,619 km2)
Oklahoma County 109 Oklahoma City 1891 . From two Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning people and red 7005718633000000000718,633 7002709000000000000709 sq mi
(70031836000000000001,836 km2)
Okmulgee County 111 Okmulgee 1907 . Creek word meaning boiling water 700440069000000000040,069 7002697000000000000697 sq mi
(70031805000000000001,805 km2)
Osage County 113 Pawhuska 1907 . The Osage Indian Reservation, inhabited by the Osage Nation 700447472000000000047,472 70032251000000000002,251 sq mi
(70035830000000000005,830 km2)
Ottawa County 115 Miami 1907 . Ottawa Native American people 700431848000000000031,848 7002471000000000000471 sq mi
(70031220000000000001,220 km2)
Pawnee County 117 Pawnee 1897 . The Skidi Pawnee Native American people 700416577000000000016,577 7002570000000000000570 sq mi
(70031476000000000001,476 km2)
Payne County 119 Stillwater 1890 . David L. Payne, the key figure in opening Oklahoma to white settlement 700477350000000000077,350 7002686000000000000686 sq mi
(70031777000000000001,777 km2)
Pittsburg County 121 McAlester 1907 . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 700445837000000000045,837 70031306000000000001,306 sq mi
(70033383000000000003,383 km2)
Pontotoc County 123 Ada 1907 . Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word meaning cat tails growing on the prairie 700437492000000000037,492 7002720000000000000720 sq mi
(70031865000000000001,865 km2)
Pottawatomie County 125 Shawnee 1891 . The Pottawatomie Native American people 700469442000000000069,442 7002788000000000000788 sq mi
(70032041000000000002,041 km2)
Pushmataha County 127 Antlers 1907 . The Pushmataha District of the Choctaw Nation 700411572000000000011,572 70031397000000000001,397 sq mi
(70033618000000000003,618 km2)
Roger Mills County 129 Cheyenne 1895 . U.S. Senator Roger Q. Mills 70033647000000000003,647 70031142000000000001,142 sq mi
(70032958000000000002,958 km2)
Rogers County 131 Claremore 1907 . Clem V. Rogers, a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention and the father of entertainer Will Rogers 700486905000000000086,905 7002675000000000000675 sq mi
(70031748000000000001,748 km2)
Seminole County 133 Wewoka 1907 . The Seminole Native American people 700425482000000000025,482 7002632000000000000632 sq mi
(70031637000000000001,637 km2)
Sequoyah County 135 Sallisaw 1907 . Cherokee leader Sequoyah 700442391000000000042,391 7002674000000000000674 sq mi
(70031746000000000001,746 km2)
Stephens County 137 Duncan 1907 . John Hall Stephens (1847 - 1924), a Texas congressman and advocate of Oklahoma statehood 700445048000000000045,048 7002877000000000000877 sq mi
(70032271000000000002,271 km2)
Texas County 139 Guymon 1907 Seventh County (entire panhandle until 1907) The neighboring U.S. state of Texas 700420640000000000020,640 70032037000000000002,037 sq mi
(70035276000000000005,276 km2)
Tillman County 141 Frederick 1907 . U.S. Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina 70037992000000000007,992 7002872000000000000872 sq mi
(70032258000000000002,258 km2)
Tulsa County 143 Tulsa 1907 . The town of Tulsa, originally within the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, which in turn derives from Tulsey Town, Alabama, an old Creek settlement. 7005603403000000000603,403 7002570000000000000570 sq mi
(70031476000000000001,476 km2)
Wagoner County 145 Wagoner 1907 . Said to be named for Wagoner, Oklahoma, which in turn, was possibly named for Bailey P. Waggoner, attorney of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, the line around which the town was established 700473085000000000073,085 7002563000000000000563 sq mi
(70031458000000000001,458 km2)
Washington County 147 Bartlesville 1907 . First President of the United States George Washington 700450976000000000050,976 7002417000000000000417 sq mi
(70031080000000000001,080 km2)
Washita County 149 Cordell 1897 . The Washita River 700411629000000000011,629 70031004000000000001,004 sq mi
(70032600000000000002,600 km2)
Woods County 151 Alva 1893 . Kansas populist and territorial legislator Samuel Newitt Wood 70038878000000000008,878 70031287000000000001,287 sq mi
(70033333000000000003,333 km2)
Woodward County 153 Woodward 1907 . Named for Santa Fe Railroad director B.W. Woodward 700420081000000000020,081 70031242000000000001,242 sq mi
(70033217000000000003,217 km2)

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