OK: Individual County Chronologies

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ADAIR created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:141)

ALFALFA created from WOODS. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:141)

The United States created Arkansas Territory from Missouri Territory; Arkansas Territory included all of present Arkansas and part of present Oklahoma. Map depicts non-county area of Arkansas Territory in present Oklahoma. (U.S. Stat., vol. 3, ch. 49[1819]/pp. 493-496; Van Zandt, 118-119)

Arkansas Territory lost non-county area in present Arkansas and Oklahoma to creation of CRAWFORD (Ark.). Act passed 18 October 1820; took effect 1 January 1821. Map depicts non-county area of Arkansas Territory in present Oklahoma. (Ark. Terr. Acts 1820, 1st sess., pp. 123-125)

Arkansas Territory was reduced in size when the western extent of the territory was moved to a line running forty miles west of the southwest corner of Missouri. Map depicts non-county area of Arkansas Territory in present Oklahoma. (U.S. Stat., vol. 4, ch. 155 [1824]/pp. 40-41; Morris, Goins, McReynolds, 21; Van Zandt, 119)

Remaining non-county area of Arkansas Territory in present Oklahoma became part of LOVELEY (Ark. Terr., extinct). (Ark. Terr. Acts 1827, 5th sess., pp. 6-8; Gabler, 31-39)

ATOKA created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:141)

County No. 7, which became BEAVER, was created in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the Territorial Governor. The area included all of the Oklahoma panhandle, also known as the Public Land Strip or No Man's Land. ("Proclamation," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 7 June 1890; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, ch. 182[1890], sec. 4/p. 83; Morris, 116)

BEAVER lost to creation of CIMARRON and TEXAS. BEAVER became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:141-142)

BECKHAM created from GREER and ROGER MILLS. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:142)

In 1910, BECKHAM lost to GREER. (Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

The Republic of Texas established its boundaries following its declaration of independence from Mexico on 2 March 1836. BEXAR (Tex.) boundaries implicitly expanded to cover all non-county area in the Republic of Texas including the panhandle of present Oklahoma. BEXAR also overlapped part of southwest Oklahoma (then Indian Territory), which Texas claimed based on its contention that the North Fork of the Red River was the main channel of that river. Two changes in BEXAR boundaries between 19 December 1836 and 27 November 1839 did not affect present Oklahoma and are not mapped here. (Texas Repub. Laws 1836, 1st cong./p. 133; Frantz and Cox, 29, 31; Stephens and Holmes, 34)

BEXAR (Tex.) lost to FANNIN (Tex.). Eight changes in BEXAR boundaries between 28 November 1839 and 14 March 1848 did not affect present Oklahoma and are not mapped here. (Texas Repub. Laws 1839, 4th cong./p. 194)

BEXAR (Tex.) lost to creation of SANTA FE (Tex., extinct); BEXAR eliminated from present Oklahoma. (Texas Laws 1847, 2d leg., ch. 87/p. 95)

County C, which became BLAINE, was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory and a small area of KINGFISHER by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

BLAINE gained part of COUNTY I (Okla. Terr., extinct; the Wichita Indian Reservation); COUNTY I eliminated. ("President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124)

BLAINE lost small area to CADDO; BLAINE became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:142)

BRYAN created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:142)

CADDO created by proclamation of the U. S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior from part of COUNTY I (Okla. Terr.) and non-county area in Oklahoma Territory; COUNTY I eliminated. ("President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124)

CADDO gained small area from BLAINE, lost to creation of GRADY; CADDO became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:142)

In 1911, CADDO lost to GRADY. (U. S. Census 1920, vol. 1, p. 145; Morris, 134)

County No. 4, which became CANADIAN, was created in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the Territorial Governor. ("Proclamation," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 7 June 1890; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, ch. 182[1890], sec. 4/p. 83; Morris, 118)

CANADIAN gained from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory, lost to KINGFISHER by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

CANADIAN gained part of COUNTY I (Okla. Terr., extinct; the Wichita Indian Reservation); COUNTY I eliminated. ("President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124)

CANADIAN became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:142-143)

CAPE GIRARDEAU District (now CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.) gained from NEW MADRID District (now NEW MADRID, Mo.); CAPE GIRARDEAU included a small portion of present Oklahoma. (Ford, 5-6)

CAPE GIRADEAU (Mo.) boundaries were redefined; CAPE GIRARDEAU eliminated from present Oklahoma. (Terr. Papers U.S., 14:599-601; U.S. Stat., vol. 2, ch. 95[1812]/pp. 743-747; Royce, 676-677, pls. 112, 144)

CARTER created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:143)

CHEROKEE created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:143)

CHEROKEE lost to WAGONER. (Wagoner County History, 120)

CHOCTAW created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:143)

CIMARRON created from BEAVER. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:143)

CLARK (Ark.) created by Missouri Territory from ARKANSAS (Ark.) and non-county area; CLARK included territory in present Arkansas and Oklahoma. Act passed 15 December 1818; took effect 1 June 1819. (Mo. Terr. Laws 1818-1819, ch. 232a, secs. 1-3/pp. 589-590)

CLARK (Ark.) became a county in Arkansas Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 3, ch. 49[1819]/pp. 493-496; Van Zandt, 118-119)

CLARK (Ark.) gained from CRAWFORD (Ark.) and PULASKI (Ark.). (Ark. Terr. Acts 1823, 3d sess., pp. 50-52)

CLARK (Ark.) lost to Choctaw Indian territory in present Oklahoma when the western extent of Arkansas Territory was moved to a line running forty miles west of the southwest corner of Missouri. (U.S. Stat., vol. 4, ch. 155 [1824]/pp. 40-41; Morris, Goins, McReynolds, 21; Van Zandt, 119)

Treaty of Washington between the United States and Choctaw Indians definitively established the eastern line of the Choctaw Session (present boundary between Arkansas and Oklahoma) and affirmed Choctaw control of the area west of the line, including part of CLARK (Ark.). Arkansas citizens protested, and the treaty provisions were not fully implemented until 1828. (Royce, 708-709; Morris, Goins, McReynolds, 21; Strickland, 162-163, 170)

CLARK (Ark.) lost to PULASKI (Ark.); area within present Oklahoma was unchanged. (Ark. Terr. Acts 1827, 5th sess., p. 5)

CLARK (Ark.) lost to Indian lands when the treaty between the United States and Cherokee Indians established the western line of Arkansas Territory north of Red River along the eastern line of the Choctaw Session (present boundary between Arkansas and Oklahoma) [see 20 January 1825]. CLARK (Ark.) eliminated from present Oklahoma. (U.S. Stat., vol. 7, p. 311; Royce, 720-721; Van Zandt, 119)

County No. 3, which became CLEVELAND, was created in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the Territorial Governor. ("Proclamation," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 7 June 1890; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, ch. 182[1890], sec. 4/p. 83; Morris, 118)

CLEVELAND lost to OKLAHOMA, gained from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

CLEVELAND became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:143)

COAL created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:143-144)

COMANCHE created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior. ("President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124)

COMANCHE lost to creation of GRADY, JEFFERSON, STEPHENS, and TILLMAN. COMANCHE became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:144)

In 1910, an attempt was made to create SWANSON (proposed) from COMANCHE and KIOWA. The new county was declared illegal by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on 9 August 1911 [not mapped]. (Morris, 134; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145; "Armstrong v. State," in Okla. Rpts., 29:161-170)

COMANCHE lost to creation of COTTON by special election held 28 August 1912; governor's proclamation issued 18 November 1912. (Morris, 133-134; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145; Okla. Stats. Anno. 1988, title 19, p. 14)

COTTON created from COMANCHE by special election held 28 August 1912; governor's proclamation issued 18 November 1912. (Morris, 133-134; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145; Okla. Stats. Anno. 1988, title 19, p. 14)

COUNTY I (Okla. Terr., extinct) created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory (Wichita Indian Reservation) by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. COUNTY I was never fully organized. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

COUNTY I (Okla. Terr., extinct) lost all territory to BLAINE, CANADIAN, CUSTER, and WASHITA, and lost to creation of CADDO; COUNTY I eliminated. ("President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124)

CRAIG created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:144)

CRAWFORD (Ark.) created by Arkansas Territory from PULASKI (Ark.) and non-county area in Arkansas Territory. Act passed 18 October 1820; took effect 1 January 1821. CRAWFORD included territory in present Arkansas and Oklahoma. (Ark. Terr. Acts 1820, 1st sess., pp. 123-125)

CRAWFORD (Ark.) exchanged with PULASKI (Ark.); area within present Oklahoma was unchanged. (Ark. Terr. Acts 1821, 2d sess., pp. 20-21)

CRAWFORD (Ark.) gained non-county area in Arkansas Territory, lost to CLARK (Ark.). (Ark. Terr. Acts 1823, 3d sess., pp. 50-52)

CRAWFORD (Ark.) lost to Choctaw Indian territory in present Oklahoma when the western extent of Arkansas Territory was moved to a line running forty miles west of the southwest corner of Missouri. (U.S. Stat., vol. 4, ch. 155 [1824]/pp. 40-41; Morris, Goins, McReynolds, 21; Van Zandt, 119)

Treaty of Washington between the United States and Choctaw Indians definitively established the eastern line of the Choctaw Session (present boundary between Arkansas and Oklahoma) and affirmed Choctaw control of the area west of the line, including part of CRAWFORD (Ark). Arkansas citizens protested, and the treaty provisions were not fully implemented until 1828. (Royce, 708-709; Morris, Goins, McReynolds, 21; Strickland, 162-163, 170)

CRAWFORD (Ark.) lost to IZARD (Ark.); area within present Oklahoma was unchanged. (Ark. Terr. Acts 1827, 5th sess., pp. 4-5)

CRAWFORD (Ark.) lost to creation of LOVELEY (Ark. Terr., extinct). Act passed 13 October 1827; took effect 1 December 1827. (Ark. Terr. Acts 1827, 5th sess., pp. 6-8; Gabler, 31-39)

CRAWFORD (Ark.) lost to Indian lands when the treaty between the United States and Cherokee Indians established the western line of Arkansas Territory north of Red River along the eastern line of the Choctaw Session (present boundary between Arkansas and Oklahoma) [see 20 January 1825]. CRAWFORD (Ark.) eliminated from present Oklahoma. (U.S. Stat., vol. 7, p. 311; Gabler, 37-39; Royce, 720-721; Van Zandt, 119)

CREEK created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:144)

Governor Cruce issued a proclamation calling for a referendum on the creation of SHAFFER (proposed) from CREEK, LINCOLN, and PAYNE. Election was held 7 February 1914 but the proposal did not pass [not mapped]. (Forbes, 23-29; Morris, 134)

County G, which became CUSTER, was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

CUSTER gained part of COUNTY I (Okla. Terr., extinct; the Wichita Indian Reservation); COUNTY I eliminated. ("President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124)

CUSTER became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:144-145)

County E, which became DAY (Okla. Terr., extinct), was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

DAY (Okla. Terr., extinct) lost all territory to ROGER MILLS and to the creation of ELLIS and Non-County Area; DAY eliminated. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:145, 153)

DELAWARE created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:145)

County D, which became DEWEY, was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

DEWEY became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:145)

ELLIS created from part of DAY (Okla. Terr., extinct) and WOODWARD; DAY eliminated. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:145)

ELLIS gained all of Non-County Area; Non-County Area eliminated. (Okla. Laws 1907-1908, 1st sess., ch. 33/pp. 391-392)

FANNIN (Tex.) gained from BEXAR (Tex.), NACOGDOCHES (Tex.), and ROBERTSON (Tex.); included the area bounded by the North Fork of the Red River, which overlapped Indian Territory in present Oklahoma. (Texas Repub. Laws 1839, 4th cong./p. 194)

Part of FANNIN (Tex.) reverted to non-county area in Texas; FANNIN eliminated from present Oklahoma. (Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 6)

County O, which became GARFIELD, was created in Oklahoma Territory from part of the Cherokee Outlet. (U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140)

GARFIELD became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:145)

GARVIN created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:145)

GRADY created from CADDO, COMANCHE, and former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:145)

In 1911, GRADY gained from CADDO. (U. S. Census 1920, vol. 1, p. 145; Morris, 134)

County L, which became GRANT, was created in Oklahoma Territory from part of the Cherokee Outlet. (U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140)

GRANT became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:146)

GREER created by Texas from Young Territory (Tex.); not fully organized. GREER was located entirely in present Oklahoma, but Texas claimed the area based on its contention that the North Fork of Red River was the main channel of that river. GREER overlapped portions of Indian Territory and, after 2 May 1890, part of Oklahoma Territory. (Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 90/p. 138)

GREER attached to MONTAGUE (Tex.) "for all judicial purposes." (Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 6/p. 120)

GREER detached from MONTAGUE (Tex.), attached to YOUNG (Tex.) "for judicial purposes." (Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 35, sec. 17/p. 27)

GREER detached from YOUNG (Tex.), attached to MONTAGUE (Tex.) "for judicial and other purposes." (Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 96, sec. 2/p. 94)

GREER detached from MONTAGUE (Tex.), attached to WHEELER (Tex.) "for judicial purposes." (Texas Laws 1879, 16th leg., spec. sess., ch. 30, sec. 3/p. 29)

In July 1886, GREER was fully organized in Texas and detached from WHEELER (Tex.). ("Greer County," New Handbook of Texas, 3:326)

GREER eliminated from Texas when U.S. Supreme Court ruled that GREER was not within the boundaries of Texas, but was under the jurisdiction of the United States. ("United States v. Texas," in U.S. Rpts., 162:1-91; U.S. Stat., vol. 29, ch. 155[1896]/pp. 113-114)

GREER became a county in Oklahoma Territory following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of 16 March 1896 that determined GREER was not within the boundaries of the state of Texas, but was under the jurisdiction of the United States. (U.S. Stat., vol. 29, ch. 155 [1896]/p. 113; Van Zandt, 122, 140; Morris, 123-124)

GREER lost to creation of BECKHAM and JACKSON. GREER became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:146)

GREER lost to creation of HARMON by special election held 22 May 1909. (Morris, 133; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145; Okla. Stats. Anno. 1988, title 19, p. 14)

In 1910, GREER gained from BECKHAM. (Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

HARMON created from GREER by special election held 22 May 1909. (Morris, 133; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145; Okla. Stats. Anno. 1988, title 19, p. 14)

HARPER created from WOODWARD. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:146)

HASKELL created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:146)

HEMPSTEAD (Ark.) created by Missouri Territory from ARKANSAS (Ark.) and non-county area; HEMPSTEAD included territory in present Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The precise location of the boundary between Mexico and the United States from the Red River south to 33 degrees north latitude was uncertain, resulting in competing claims to an area of present Texas. Act passed 15 December 1818; took effect 1 June 1819. (Mo. Terr. Laws 1818-1819, ch. 232a, secs. 1-3/pp. 589-591)

HEMPSTEAD (Ark.) became a county in Arkansas Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 3, ch. 49[1819]/pp. 493-496; Van Zandt, 118-119)

HEMPSTEAD (Ark.) lost to creation of MILLER (Ark., original, extinct); HEMPSTEAD eliminated from present Oklahoma. (Ark. Terr. Acts 1820, 1st sess., pp. 83-86; Reynolds, 230-231)

HUGHES created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:146-147)

In 1915, HUGHES lost to McINTOSH. (Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

Much of central Oklahoma became known as Indian Territory as Indian tribes were removed from organized states and territories and resettled in present Oklahoma. (U.S. Stat., vol. 4, ch. 155 [1824]/pp. 40-41; Gittinger, 13-17; Morris, Goins, McReynolds, 21; Van Zandt, 119)

Indian Territory gained from Arkansas Territory when the Treaty of Washington between the United States and Choctaw Indians definitively established the eastern line of the Choctaw Session (present boundary between Arkansas and Oklahoma) and affirmed Choctaw control of the area west of the line. (U.S. Stat., vol. 7 [1828]/pp. 311-315; Van Zandt, 119)

The U.S. Congress established a United States Court in the Indian Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 333[1889]/p. 783; Morris, Goins and McReynolds, map 45; Van Zandt, 141)

Indian Territory lost to creation of Oklahoma Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 26, ch. 182 [1890]/pp. 81-82; Van Zandt, 139-140)

Indian Territory lost the Cherokee Outlet to Oklahoma Territory under a treaty between the United States and the Cherokee Nation, dated 19 December 1891, ratified by Congress on 3 March 1893, and proclaimed by President Grover Cleveland on 19 August 1893. (U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140)

The state of Arkansas (SEBASTIAN Co.) gained approximately 130 acres from Indian Territory along the Poteau River when the U.S. Congress changed the western boundary of Arkansas. Congressional act was approved 10 February 1905 [too small to map]. (Ark. Acts 1905, 35th sess., nos. 41, 87/pp. 124-125, 212-213; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, 61; U.S. Stat., vol. 33, ch. 571[1905]/pp. 714-715; Van Zandt, 120)

Citizens of Indian Territory attempted to establish a separate state of Sequoyah. A constitutional convention met in August 1905, and voters approved it on 7 November 1905. Bills to admit the state of Sequoyah were introduced in the U.S. Congress, but were tabled. (Morris, Goins and McReynolds, map 56; Gittinger, 250-253; Maxwell, 161-192, 299-340; Swindler, 8:35-75)

The United States created the state of Oklahoma from Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory; Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory eliminated. (U.S. Stat., vol. 34, ch. 3335 [1906]/pp. 267-268 and vol. 35, pp. 2160-2161; Van Zandt, 140-141)

JACKSON created from GREER. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:147)

JEFFERSON created from COMANCHE and former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:147)

In 1925, JEFFERSON lost to LOVE. (Love County Heritage Comm., 73; Morris, 134-135)

JOHNSTON created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:147)

County K, which became KAY, was created in Oklahoma Territory from part of the Cherokee Outlet and the Tonkawa Indian Reservation in Oklahoma Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Gittinger, 200; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140)

KAY gained from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory (Kaw Indian Reservation and part of the Ponca Indian Reservation). (U.S. Stat., vol. 33, ch. 1402[1904], sec. 8/p. 218; Bureau of the Census, 1910, p. 424)

KAY became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:148)

County No. 5, which became KINGFISHER, was created in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the Territorial Governor. ("Proclamation," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 7 June 1890; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, ch. 182[1890], sec. 4/p. 83; Morris, 118)

KINGFISHER gained from CANADIAN, gained non-county area in Oklahoma Territory, lost to LOGAN, and lost small area to creation of BLAINE. Boundaries were established by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

KINGFISHER became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:148)

KIOWA created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior. ("President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124)

KIOWA became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:148)

In 1910, an attempt was made to create SWANSON (proposed) from COMANCHE and KIOWA. The new county was declared illegal by the Oklahoma Supreme Court 9 August 1911 [not mapped]. (Morris, 134; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145; "Armstrong v. State," in Okla. Rpts., 29:161-170)

KIOWA lost to TILLMAN. (Tillman County Hist. Society, 2:401; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

LATIMER created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:148)

LE FLORE created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:148)

County A, which became LINCOLN, was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

LINCOLN became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:148)

County No. 1, which became LOGAN, was created in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the Territorial Governor. ("Proclamation," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 7 June 1890; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, ch. 182[1890], sec. 4/p. 83; Morris, 118)

LOGAN gained from KINGFISHER and from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

LOGAN became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:149)

LOVE created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:149)

In 1925, LOVE gained from JEFFERSON. (Love County Heritage Comm., 73; Morris, 134-135)

LOVELEY (Ark. Terr., extinct) created by Arkansas Territory from CRAWFORD (Ark.) and non-county area in Arkansas Territory. LOVELEY included territory in present Arkansas and Oklahoma. Act passed 13 October 1827; took effect 1 December 1827. (Ark. Terr. Acts 1827, 5th sess., pp. 6-8; Gabler, 31-39)

LOVELEY (Ark. Terr., extinct) lost to Indian lands when the treaty between the United States and Cherokee Indians established the western line of Arkansas Territory north of Red River along the eastern line of the Choctaw Session (present boundary between Arkansas and Oklahoma). LOVELEY eliminated from present Oklahoma. (U.S. Stat., vol. 7, p. 311; Gabler, 37-39; Royce, 720-721; Van Zandt, 119)

McCLAIN created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:150)

McCURTAIN created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:150)

McINTOSH created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:151)

In 1915, McINTOSH gained from HUGHES. (Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

McINTOSH lost to OKMULGEE. (Special Census, Okmulgee County 1918, p. 9; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

MAJOR created from WOODS. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:149)

MARSHALL created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:149)

MAYES created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:149)

The boundary of Missouri Territory was altered when the Adams-Onis Treaty between the United States and Spain established the southern and western boundaries of the United States territory south of the parallel of 42 degrees north latitude. The United States gained clear title to the eastern portion of present Oklahoma, which remained in Missouri Territory; Spain, which ruled Mexico, gained title to the panhandle. (Parry, 70:1-30; Van Zandt, 120-121)

Mexico gained its independence from Spain; the panhandle of present Oklahoma came under the control of the Republic of Mexico. ("Mexican War of Independence," New Handbook of Texas, 4:698)

Texas declared its independence from Mexico. The Republic of Texas claimed the panhandle of present Oklahoma, and another part of Oklahoma between the Red River and the North Fork of the Red River [see 19 December 1836]. ("Republic of Texas," New Handbook of Texas, 5:537-538; Swindler, 9:247, 249)

The Republic of Texas officially established its boundaries: on the north and east, the Adams-Onis Treaty line; on the south the Rio Grande River; and on the west, from the source of the Rio Grande River north to the 42d parallel. Mexican claims to present Oklahoma ended. (Texas Repub. Laws 1836, 1st cong./p. 133; Frantz and Cox, 29, 31; Stephens and Holmes, 34)

MILLER (Ark., original, extinct) created by Arkansas Territory from HEMPSTEAD (Ark.); MILLER included parts of present Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. (Ark. Terr. Acts 1820, 1st sess., pp. 83-86; Reynolds, 230-231)

Treaty of Doak's Stand, between the United States and the Choctaw Indians, granted possession of the territory north of Red River and west of a point three miles below the mouth of Little River in present Arkansas to the Choctaws; included all of MILLER (Ark., original, extinct) north of Red River. White settlers protested, but the War Department did attempt to remove settlers living west of the Kiamichi River in present Oklahoma. (Royce, 700-703; Strickland, 162-165)

MILLER (Ark., original, extinct) lost to Choctaw Indian territory in present Oklahoma when the western extent of Arkansas Territory was moved to a line running forty miles west of the southwest corner of Missouri. (U.S. Stat., vol. 4, ch. 155 [1824]/pp. 40-41; Morris, Goins, McReynolds, 21; Van Zandt, 119)

Treaty of Washington between the United States and Choctaw Indians definitively established the eastern line of the Choctaw Session (present boundary between Arkansas and Oklahoma) and affirmed Choctaw control of the area west of the line, including part of MILLER (Ark., original, extinct). Arkansas citizens protested, and the treaty provisions were not fully implemented until 1828. (Royce, 708-709; Morris, Goins, McReynolds, 21; Strickland, 162-163, 170)

MILLER (Ark., original, extinct) lost to Indian lands when the treaty between the United States and Cherokee Indians established the western line of Arkansas Territory north of Red River along the eastern line of the Choctaw Session (present boundary between Arkansas and Oklahoma) [see 20 January 1825]. MILLER (Ark., original, extinct) lost all territory in present Oklahoma. (U.S. Stat., vol. 7, p. 311; Royce, 720-721; Van Zandt, 119)

MILLER (Ark., original, extinct) county seat was relocated to Jonesborough on the south bank of Red River, effectively ending efforts by Arkansas Territory to retain control of Indian lands north of Red River in present Oklahoma. (Ark. Terr. Acts 1828, spec. sess., pp. 9-10)

Louisiana Territory was renamed Missouri Territory. All of present Oklahoma became non-county area in Missouri Territory. Map depicts non-county area of Missouri Territory in present Oklahoma. (Royce, 676-677, pls. 112, 144; Terr. Papers U.S., 14:599-601)

Non-county area in Missouri Territory lost to creation of CLARK (Ark.), HEMPSTEAD (Ark.), and PULASKI (Ark.). Map depicts non-county area of Missouri Territory in present Oklahoma. (Mo. Terr. Laws 1818-1819, ch. 232a, secs. 1-3/pp. 589-591)

The United States created Arkansas Territory from Missouri Territory. The northern part of present Oklahoma remained non-county area in Missouri Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 3, ch. 49[1819]/pp. 493-496; Van Zandt, 118-119)

The state of Missouri was created from Missouri Territory; Missouri Territory eliminated. All that part of the former territory north and west of the state of Missouri, including the northern portion of present Oklahoma, became unorganized federal territory. (Terr. Papers U.S., 15: 742-744; U.S. Stat., vol. 3, ch. 22[1820]/pp. 545-548 and res. 1[1821]/p. 645; Van Zandt, 117)

MURRAY created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:149-150)

MUSKOGEE created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:150)

The United States divided the Louisiana Purchase at the parallel of 33 degrees north latitude into the District of Louisiana and Orleans Territory. All of present Oklahoma became part of the District of Louisiana; the District was not fully organized and was attached to Indiana Territory for administrative and judicial purposes. NEW MADRID District (now NEW MADRID, Mo.) was created by the District of Louisiana from non-county area; it included all or part of seven present states, including all of present Oklahoma. (Terr. Papers U.S., 13: 51-52; U.S. Stat., vol. 2, ch. 38 [1804]/pp. 283-289)

NEW MADRID District (now NEW MADRID, Mo.) became a district (county) in Louisiana Territory when the District of Louisiana was renamed Louisiana Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 2, ch. 31[1805]/pp. 331-332)

NEW MADRID District (now NEW MADRID, Mo.) gained from CAPE GIRARDEAU District (now CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.); area within present Oklahoma was unchanged. (Terr. Papers U.S., 13:541-542)

NEW MADRID District (now NEW MADRID, Mo.) lost to CAPE GIRARDEAU District (now CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.). (Ford, 5-6)

NEW MADRID (Mo.) boundaries were redefined; NEW MADRID eliminated from present Oklahoma. (Royce, 676-677, pls. 112, 144; Terr. Papers U.S., 14:599-601)

County P, which became NOBLE, was created in Oklahoma Territory from part of the Cherokee Outlet. (U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140)

NOBLE gained from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory (parts of the Otoe and Missouri, and the Ponca Indian Reservations). (U.S. Stat., vol. 33, ch. 1402[1904], sec. 8/p. 218; Bureau of the Census, 1910, p. 424)

NOBLE gained from PAYNE; NOBLE became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:151)

Non-County Area created from a small area of DAY (Okla. Terr., extinct) between the Indian boundary line and the south line of township 20 north in ranges 21 and 22 west. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:145)

Non-County Area lost all territory to ELLIS; Non-County Area eliminated. (Okla. Laws 1907-1908, 1st sess., ch. 33/pp. 391-392)

NOWATA created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:151)

OKFUSKEE created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:151)

County No. 2, which became OKLAHOMA, was created in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the Territorial Governor. ("Proclamation," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 7 June 1890; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, ch. 182[1890], sec. 4/p. 83; Morris, 118)

OKLAHOMA gained from CLEVELAND and gained non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

OKLAHOMA became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:151)

The United States created Oklahoma Territory from Indian Territory and unorganized federal territory (the Oklahoma panhandle or Public Land Strip). Map depicts non-county area in Oklahoma Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 26, ch. 182 [1890]/pp. 81-82; Van Zandt, 139-140)

Non-county area in Oklahoma Territory lost to creation of Counties A to I: LINCOLN, POTTAWATOMIE, BLAINE, DEWEY, DAY (Okla. Terr., extinct), ROGER MILLS, CUSTER, WASHITA, and COUNTY I. Oklahoma Territory also lost to CANADIAN, CLEVELAND, KINGFISHER, LOGAN, OKLAHOMA, and PAYNE. Map depicts non-county area in Oklahoma Territory. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

Oklahoma Territory gained a portion of the Indian Territory, designated the Cherokee Outlet, under a treaty between the United States and the Cherokee Nation, dated 19 December 1891, ratified by Congress on 3 March 1893, and proclaimed by President Grover Cleveland on 19 August 1893. (U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140)

Oklahoma Territory lost to creation of Counties K to Q: KAY, GRANT, WOODS, WOODWARD, GARFIELD, NOBLE, and PAWNEE, and lost to PAYNE. Map depicts non-county area in Oklahoma Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140)

GREER became a county in Oklahoma Territory following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of 16 March 1896 that determined GREER was not within the boundaries of the state of Texas, but was under the jurisdiction of the United States. Map depicts non-county area in Oklahoma Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 29, ch. 155 [1896]/p. 113; Van Zandt, 122, 140; Morris, 123-124)

Oklahoma Territory lost non-county area to creation of CADDO, COMANCHE, and KIOWA, and lost to ROGER MILLS and WASHITA. Map depicts non-county area in Oklahoma Territory. ("President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124)

Oklahoma Territory lost non-county area (the Kaw, Ponca, and Otoe and Missouri Indian Reservations) to KAY, NOBLE, and PAWNEE. (U.S. Stat., vol. 33, ch. 1402[1904], sec. 8/p. 218; Bureau of the Census, 1910, p. 424)

OKMULGEE created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:151-152)

OKMULGEE gained from McINTOSH. (Special Census, Okmulgee County 1918, p. 9; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

OSAGE created from non-county area in the former Oklahoma Territory (Osage Indian Reservation). (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:152)

OTTAWA created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:152)

County Q, which became PAWNEE, was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory, including part of the Pawnee Indian Reservation. (U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Gittinger, 200; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140)

PAWNEE gained from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory (part of the Otoe and Missouri Indian Reservation). (U.S. Stat., vol. 33, ch. 1402[1904], sec. 8/p. 218; Bureau of the Census, 1910, p. 424)

PAWNEE became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:152)

County No. 6, which became PAYNE, was created in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the Territorial Governor. ("Proclamation," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 7 June 1890; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, ch. 182[1890], sec. 4/p. 83; Morris, 118)

PAYNE gained from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

PAYNE gained part of the Cherokee Outlet. (U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140)

PAYNE lost to NOBLE; PAYNE became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:152)

PITTSBURG created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:152)

PONTOTOC created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:152-153)

County B, which became POTTAWATOMIE, was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

POTTAWATOMIE became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:153)

PULASKI (Ark.) created by Missouri Territory from ARKANSAS (Ark.) and non-county area; PULASKI included territory in present Arkansas and Oklahoma. Act passed 15 December 1818; took effect 1 June 1819. (Mo. Terr. Laws 1818-1819, ch. 232a, secs. 1-5/pp. 589-591)

PULASKI (Ark.) became a county in Arkansas Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 3, ch. 49[1819]/pp. 493-496; Van Zandt, 118-119)

PULASKI (Ark.) lost to creation of CRAWFORD (Ark.); PULASKI eliminated from present Oklahoma. Act passed 18 October 1820; took effect 1 January 1821. (Ark. Terr. Acts 1820, 1st sess., pp. 123-125)

PUSHMATAHA created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:153)

County F, which became ROGER MILLS, was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

ROGER MILLS gained a small non-county area in Oklahoma Territory (part of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation). ("President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124)

ROGER MILLS gained part of DAY (Okla. Terr., extinct), lost to creation of BECKHAM; DAY eliminated. ROGER MILLS came a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:153)

ROGERS created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:153-154)

ROGERS lost to TULSA. (History of Rogers County, 66-67, 75; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

SANTA FE (Tex., extinct) created by Texas from BEXAR (Tex.); included parts of present Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming. (Texas Laws 1847, 2d leg., ch. 87/p. 95)

SANTA FE (Tex., extinct) boundaries were redefined; area within present Oklahoma was unchanged. (Texas Laws 1849, 3d leg., reg. sess., ch. 24/p. 21)

State of Texas sold land in present Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, and Wyoming to the United States; SANTA FE (Tex.) eliminated. (U.S. Stat., vol. 9, ch. 49 [1850]/pp. 446-452 and appendix, sec. 10/pp. 1005-1006; Texas Laws 1850, 3d leg., 3d sess., ch. 2/p. 4; Van Zandt, 122)

SEMINOLE created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:154)

SEQUOYAH created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:154)

Governor of Oklahoma issued a proclamation calling for a referendum on the creation of SHAFFER (proposed) from CREEK, LINCOLN, and PAYNE. Election was held 7 February 1914 but the proposal did not pass [not mapped]. (Forbes, 23-29; Morris, 134)

STEPHENS created from COMANCHE and former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:154)

Part of FANNIN (Tex.) reverted to non-county area in Texas; FANNIN eliminated from the area between the North Fork and the Main Fork of the Red River, which overlapped Indian Territory. Between 14 March 1846 and 7 February 1860 this area was at times part of Fannin Land District (Tex.), Cooke Land District (Tex.), and Young Territory (Tex.). Map depicts only the portion of the non-county area that overlapped present Oklahoma. (Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 6)

GREER created by Texas from Young Territory; eliminated non-county area of Texas in present Oklahoma. (Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 90/p. 138)

TEXAS created from BEAVER. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:154)

TILLMAN created from COMANCHE. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:154)

TILLMAN gained from KIOWA. (Tillman County Hist. Society, 2:401; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

TULSA created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:154-155)

In 1909, TULSA gained from WAGONER. (Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

TULSA gained from ROGERS. (History of Rogers County, 66-67, 75; Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

The state of Missouri was created from Missouri Territory. Missouri Territory was eliminated, and all that part of the former Territory north and west of the state of Missouri, including a portion of present Oklahoma, became unorganized federal territory. (Terr. Papers U.S., 15: 742-744; U.S. Stat., vol. 3, ch. 22[1820]/pp. 545-548 and res. 1[1821]/p. 645; Van Zandt, 117)

Unorganized federal territory in present Oklahoma became known as Indian Territory. Arkansas Territory was reduced in size and Indian tribes were removed from organized states and territories and resettled in present Oklahoma. (U.S. Stat., vol. 4, ch. 155 [1824]/pp. 40-41; Gittinger, 13-17; Morris, Goins, McReynolds, 21; Van Zandt, 119)

The panhandle of present Oklahoma became unorganized federal territory when the state of Texas sold the land to the United States. Area was also known as "No Man's Land" and the "Public Land Strip." (U.S. Stat., vol. 9, ch. 49 [1850]/pp. 446-452 and appendix, sec. 10/pp. 1005-1006; Texas Laws 1850, 3d leg., 3d sess., ch. 2/p. 4; Van Zandt, 122)

All the unorganized federal territory known as the panhandle, Public Land Strip, or No Man's Land became BEAVER in Oklahoma Territory. ("Proclamation," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 7 June 1890; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, ch. 182[1890], sec. 4/p. 83; Morris, 116)

WAGONER created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:155)

In 1909, WAGONER lost to TULSA. (Bureau of the Census 1920, vol. 1:145)

WAGONER gained from CHEROKEE. (Wagoner County History, 120)

WASHINGTON created from former Indian Territory. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:155)

County H, which became WASHITA, was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. Secretary of the Interior. ("Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54)

WASHITA gained part of COUNTY I (the Wichita Indian Reservation), and gained from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory (part of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation). ("President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124)

WASHITA became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:155)

County M, which became WOODS, was created in Oklahoma Territory from part of the Cherokee Outlet. (U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140)

WOODS gained from WOODWARD, lost to creation of ALFALFA and MAJOR. WOODS became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:155-156)

County N, which became WOODWARD, was created in Oklahoma Territory from part of the Cherokee Outlet. (U.S. Stat., vol. 27, ch. 209[1893]/pp. 640-641 and vol. 28, procl. 5/pp. 1225-1227; Morris, 120-123; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54; Van Zandt, 140)

WOODWARD lost to creation of ELLIS and HARPER, and lost to WOODS. WOODWARD became a county in the state of Oklahoma. (Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:156)

Oklahoma: Individual County Chronologies