If you are researching your ancestry from Oklahoma, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online OK newspaper archives: 117 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!
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 – 2020)
Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1981 – Today)
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 |
| County | Frontier | 09/15/2015 – 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 – 01/27/1900 | 43 | 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 |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoman | 01/14/1894 – 04/30/2020 | 44315 | Newspaper Archives |
| 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 – 12/31/1988 | 28730 | 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 |
| Tulsa | Tulsa Tribune | 01/18/1900 – 11/02/1988 | 19922 | 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 |
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