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Founded in 1890
County Seat: Beaver
The land where Beaver County is located has been under several jurisdictions. At one time, it was part of Texas before Texas became a state of the United States. There was a period of time that it was not part of the Oklahoma Territory but not a separate organized territory. After becoming part of the Oklahoma Territory in 1890, Beaver County (first called Seventh County) covered the entire Oklahoma Panhandle. At statehood in 1907, Cimarron County was taken from the western one-third, while Texas County was taken from the middle, leaving Beaver County only in the east. Its borders are now at 100°W (east), 37°N (north), 36.5°N (south), and approximately 100.8°W (west).

City and Towns
* Beaver * Forgan * Gate * Knowles
Unincorporated communities
* Balko * Elmwood * Floris * Mocane * Slapout * Turpin


Beaver County Online Data
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Website Updates: Sep 2008: The Saga of No Man's Land as seen in 1888 and 1889: Organization and Early Crime; Cemeteries; THOMPSON death item; Obits for Rorabaugh and Coppage; 1900 Census for Beaver and Benton; WW2 Casualties

Adjacent counties
* Meade County, Kansas (north)
* Clark County, Kansas (northeast)
* Harper County, Oklahoma (east)
* Ellis County, Oklahoma (southeast)
* Lipscomb County, Texas (south)
* Ochiltree County, Texas (southwest)
* Texas County, Oklahoma (west)
* Seward County, Kansas (northwest)

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