Stephens County Oklahoma Genealogy Trails

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Stephens County, the state's Number 1 producer of oil, was established July 16, 1907 and named for John Hall Stephens, a representative from Texas. Stephens County came largely from the Chickasaw Nation of Indian Territory (the old Pickens County), with a small portion on the Western edge from part of Oklahoma Territory, as the dividing Territory line, the 98th Meridian, cut through the county.

Oil was discovered in what is now Stephens County several years before Oklahoma became a state. Many little towns were established around the drilling sites, but when no oil was found they faded away. As early as 1903, shallow wells were drilled in the Cruce area, near Duncan Lake.
(Source: http://www.lasr.net/)

Cities and Towns
Bray -- Central High -- Comanche -- Duncan -- Empire City
Loco -- Marlow -- Meridian -- Sunray -- Velma

Stephens County Online Data
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