Oklahoma Archives: 114 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

If you are researching your ancestry from Oklahoma, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online OK newspaper archives: 114 titles to help you search your family history in the “Sooner State,” providing coverage from 1810 to Today. There are millions of articles and records in our online Oklahoma newspaper archives!

Photo: the American bison is Oklahoma’s state mammal. Credit: United States Department of Agriculture; Wikimedia Commons.
Photo: the American bison is Oklahoma’s state mammal. Credit: United States Department of Agriculture; Wikimedia Commons.

Dig deep into our online archives and search for articles about your ancestors from Oklahoma in these newspapers. Our OK newspapers are divided into two collections, each with their own search page:

  • Newspaper Archives (complete paper with all articles, including historical obituaries, with a number of very rare single-issue newspapers – many of them are the only known issues of the paper)
  • Obituaries (including both historical and recent obituaries, if obits are specifically what you are searching for)

Search Oklahoma Newspaper Archives (1810 – 1960)

Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1981 – Today)

Illustration: Oklahoma state flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Illustration: Oklahoma state flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Here is the complete list of Oklahoma newspapers in the online archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The OK newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.

City Title Years of Coverage Issues Available Collection
Ada Ada Evening News 10/29/2007 – Current Obituaries
Altus Altus Times 08/01/2003 – Current Obituaries
Alva Alva Review-Courier 09/05/2000 – Current Obituaries
Anadarko Anadarko daily democrat 11/20/1908 – 01/09/1914 451 Newspaper Archives
Anadarko Anadarko daily democrat 09/30/1901 – 12/09/1904 364 Newspaper Archives
Anadarko Anadarko morning democrat 07/17/1911 – 10/08/1912 4 Newspaper Archives
Anadarko Daily democrat 09/11/1905 – 11/19/1908 241 Newspaper Archives
Anadarko Daily democrat 01/27/1914 – 08/31/1914 58 Newspaper Archives
Antlers Antlers American 10/14/2010 – Current Obituaries
Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite 03/23/1997 – Current Obituaries
Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite 10/29/1893 – 12/31/1922 8630 Newspaper Archives
Atoka Branding iron 02/23/1884 – 03/15/1884 3 Newspaper Archives
Atoka Vindicator 09/20/1876 – 09/20/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Bartlesville Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise 06/29/2004 – Current Obituaries
Beaver Beaver herald 02/07/1895 – 12/28/1922 1368 Newspaper Archives
Bethany Bethany Tribune 12/07/2012 – Current Obituaries
Blackwell Blackwell Journal-Tribune 07/03/2013 – 09/18/2018 Obituaries
Broken Arrow Broken Arrow Ledger 03/15/2006 – 12/08/2018 Obituaries
Bryan County Bryan County News 11/07/2019 – 12/15/2021 Obituaries
Caddo Caddo Free Press 11/01/1878 – 11/01/1878 1 Newspaper Archives
Caddo Oklahoma Star 08/21/1874 – 07/27/1876 2 Newspaper Archives
Chickasha Express Star 03/31/2006 – Current Obituaries
Chickasha Chickasha daily express 09/01/1900 – 12/30/1922 6212 Newspaper Archives
Claremore Claremore Daily Progress 07/03/2007 – Current Obituaries
County Oklahoma Watch 11/21/2015 – Current Obituaries
Coweta Coweta American 03/13/2006 – 09/13/2016 Obituaries
Darlington Cheyenne transporter 08/25/1880 – 08/12/1886 132 Newspaper Archives
Doaksville Choctaw Intelligencer 04/02/1851 – 04/02/1851 1 Newspaper Archives
Duncan Duncan Banner 04/26/2006 – Current Obituaries
Durant Durant Daily Democrat 12/15/2003 – Current Obituaries
Durant Durant weekly news 08/12/1904 – 12/29/1922 466 Newspaper Archives
Edmond Edmond Sun 10/24/2005 – 04/30/2020 Obituaries
Elgin Farmers’ champion 11/14/1912 – 12/28/1921 268 Newspaper Archives
Enid Enid News and Eagle 08/01/2008 – Current Obituaries
Eufaula Indian Journal 01/16/1878 – 07/06/1895 2 Newspaper Archives
Fairland American 10/04/2012 – Current Obituaries
Fort Washita Chickasaw Intelligencer 04/21/1855 – 04/21/1855 1 Newspaper Archives
Frederick Frederick Press-Leader 12/03/2006 – Current Obituaries
Ft. Gibson Ft. Gibson Times 01/05/2010 – 07/11/2011 Obituaries
Grove Grove Sun 02/25/2008 – Current Obituaries
Guthrie Langston City Herald 04/30/1892 – 07/30/1892 14 Newspaper Archives
Guthrie Guthrie News Leader 01/10/2014 – Current Obituaries
Guthrie Guthrie daily leader 09/03/1893 – 12/30/1922 8546 Newspaper Archives
Guymon Guymon Daily Herald 05/30/2008 – Current Obituaries
Hobart Hobart Daily Republican 01/04/1907 – 06/30/1920 3656 Newspaper Archives
Hobart Hobart Democrat 01/10/1908 – 07/01/1909 5 Newspaper Archives
Hobart Hobart Weekly Chief 07/02/1908 – 12/31/1908 21 Newspaper Archives
Jay Delaware County Journal Grand Laker 02/19/2020 – Current Obituaries
Krebs Oklahoma miner 04/11/1912 – 02/09/1922 141 Newspaper Archives
Langston Langston City Herald 11/14/1891 – 03/30/1893 42 Newspaper Archives
Langston Langston City Herald 11/17/1892 – 01/27/1900 66 Newspaper Archives
Lawton Lawton Constitution 10/01/2006 – Current Obituaries
McAlester McAlester News-Capital & Democrat 12/04/2007 – Current Obituaries
Miami Miami News-Record 12/03/1999 – Current Obituaries
Miami Miami District Daily News 08/19/1917 – 01/31/1923 1627 Newspaper Archives
Miami Miami Record-Herald 07/28/1899 – 10/09/1903 161 Newspaper Archives
Miami Miami Weekly Herald 09/23/1899 – 11/20/1903 116 Newspaper Archives
Midwest City Midwest City Sun 07/10/2008 – 10/19/2009 Obituaries
Moore American 01/03/2007 – Current Obituaries
Muskogee Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat 02/18/2004 – Current Obituaries
Muskogee Muskogee cimeter 06/02/1904 – 08/27/1920 298 Newspaper Archives
Norman Norman Transcript 09/19/2007 – Current Obituaries
Nowata Nowata Star 10/03/2012 – Current Obituaries
Oklahoma City Oklahoman 11/02/1981 – Current Obituaries
Oklahoma City Oklahoman, The: Web Edition Articles 12/14/2013 – Current Obituaries
Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman 01/25/1898 – 12/31/1913 1849 Newspaper Archives
Oklahoma City Guide 10/06/1898 – 08/01/1903 171 Newspaper Archives
Oklahoma City Journal Record 10/12/2001 – Current Obituaries
Oklahoma City Oklahoma City times 12/03/1914 – 03/09/1920 1587 Newspaper Archives
Oklahoma City Journal Record Legislative Report 09/22/2003 – 04/26/2014 Obituaries
Oklahoma City NBC – 4 KFOR 01/19/2012 – Current Obituaries
Owasso Owasso Reporter 03/01/2006 – Current Obituaries
Pauls Valley Pauls Valley Daily Democrat 09/08/2007 – Current Obituaries
Pawhuska Pawhuska Journal-Capital 07/01/2004 – Current Obituaries
Pawhuska Indian Herald 04/01/1876 – 04/01/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Perry Perry Daily Journal 12/04/2012 – Current Obituaries
Perry Noble County Sentinel 10/03/1901 – 09/01/1904 96 Newspaper Archives
Perry Perry Republican 01/01/1914 – 12/28/1922 466 Newspaper Archives
Poteau Poteau Daily News & Sun 07/29/2009 – Current Obituaries
Pryor Daily Times 12/26/2007 – 04/21/2017 Obituaries
Sacred Heart Indian advocate 01/01/1893 – 03/01/1910 133 Newspaper Archives
Sand Springs Sand Springs Leader 03/18/2006 – Current Obituaries
Shawnee Shawnee News-Star 10/08/2009 – Current Obituaries
Skiatook Skiatook Journal 03/13/2006 – Current Obituaries
Stillwater Stillwater News Press 09/11/2007 – Current Obituaries
Stilwell Stilwell Democrat Journal 04/02/2020 – Current Obituaries
Tahlequah Tahlequah Daily Press 12/29/2005 – Current Obituaries
Tahlequah Cherokee Advocate 01/23/1845 – 07/03/1897 950 Newspaper Archives
Tulsa Native American Times 10/27/2009 – 07/29/2016 Obituaries
Tulsa Tulsa World 01/01/1989 – Current Obituaries
Tulsa Tulsa World 11/27/1810 – 12/31/1960 12941 Newspaper Archives
Tulsa Tulsa Business & Legal News 07/05/2006 – 04/14/2017 Obituaries
Tulsa Morning Tulsa daily world 12/21/1905 – 12/31/1922 4308 Newspaper Archives
Tulsa Tulsa star 04/11/1913 – 01/29/1921 207 Newspaper Archives
Tulsa Oklahoma World 01/04/1912 – 12/27/1917 273 Newspaper Archives
Tulsa Tulsa Evening Sun 12/01/1913 – 12/26/1914 281 Newspaper Archives
Tulsa Tulsa Morning Times 11/03/1916 – 07/31/1919 863 Newspaper Archives
Tulsa Tulsa Post 10/02/1910 – 02/28/1911 102 Newspaper Archives
Tulsa Tulsa Weekly Democrat 03/28/1912 – 12/26/1918 219 Newspaper Archives
Tuttle Tuttle Times 03/29/2006 – 01/27/2010 Obituaries
Vance AFB Vance Airscoop: Vance Air Force Base 03/29/2008 – Current Obituaries
Vinita Vinita Daily Journal 11/10/2012 – Current Obituaries
Vinita Daily chieftain 10/03/1898 – 12/15/1902 1287 Newspaper Archives
Vinita Daily Indian chieftain 09/23/1891 – 10/06/1892 6 Newspaper Archives
Vinita Indian chieftain 09/29/1882 – 12/18/1902 1037 Newspaper Archives
Vinita Vinita daily chieftain 12/16/1902 – 01/31/1913 2326 Newspaper Archives
Vinita Vinita weekly chieftain 12/25/1902 – 03/19/1908 266 Newspaper Archives
Vinita Weekly chieftain 03/26/1908 – 12/27/1912 244 Newspaper Archives
Vinita Grand Laker 05/23/2013 – Current Obituaries
Wagoner Wagoner Tribune 03/16/2006 – 09/13/2016 Obituaries
Wagoner Wagoner County American-Tribune 09/18/2016 – Current Obituaries
Waurika Waurika News Democrat 02/11/2010 – 01/23/2015 Obituaries
Weatherford Weatherford Daily News 11/27/2012 – Current Obituaries
Woodward Woodward News 04/26/2010 – Current Obituaries

*Date Ranges may have selected coverage unavailable.

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Note on the header image: Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Credit: © Caleb Long; Wikimedia Commons.

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