July 15, 2019
If you are researching your ancestry from Oklahoma, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online OK newspaper archives: 97 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 historical and recent obituaries and other news articles about your ancestors from Oklahoma in these newspapers. Our OK newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Oklahoma Newspaper Archives (1810 – 1923)
Search Oklahoma Recent Obituaries (1981 – Today)
Here is the 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 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Altus | Altus Times | 08/01/2003 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Alva | Alva Review-Courier | 09/05/2000 – Current | – | Recent 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 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Ardmore | Daily Ardmoreite | 03/23/1997 – Current | – | Recent 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 |
| Bartlesville | Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise | 06/29/2004 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Beaver | Beaver herald | 02/07/1895 – 12/28/1922 | 1368 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bethany | Bethany Tribune | 12/07/2012 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Blackwell | Blackwell Journal-Tribune | 07/03/2013 – 09/18/2018 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Broken Arrow | Broken Arrow Ledger | 03/15/2006 – 12/08/2018 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Caddo | Caddo Free Press | 11/01/1878 – 11/01/1878 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Chickasha | Express Star | 03/31/2006 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Chickasha | Chickasha daily express | 09/01/1900 – 12/30/1922 | 6212 | Newspaper Archives |
| Claremore | Claremore Daily Progress | 07/03/2007 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Coweta | Coweta American | 03/13/2006 – 09/13/2016 | – | Recent 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 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Durant | Durant Daily Democrat | 12/15/2003 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Durant | Durant weekly news | 08/12/1904 – 12/29/1922 | 466 | Newspaper Archives |
| Edmond | Edmond Sun | 10/24/2005 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Elgin | Farmers’ champion | 11/14/1912 – 12/28/1921 | 268 | Newspaper Archives |
| Enid | Enid News and Eagle | 08/01/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Eufaula | Indian Journal | 07/06/1895 – 07/06/1895 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fairland | American | 10/04/2012 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Washita | Chickasaw Intelligencer | 04/21/1855 – 04/21/1855 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Frederick | Frederick Press-Leader | 12/03/2006 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Grove | Grove Sun | 02/25/2008 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Guthrie | Langston City Herald | 04/30/1892 – 07/30/1892 | 14 | Newspaper Archives |
| Guthrie | Guthrie News Leader | 01/10/2014 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Guthrie | Guthrie daily leader | 09/03/1893 – 12/30/1922 | 8546 | Newspaper Archives |
| Guymon | Guymon Daily Herald | 05/30/2008 – Current | – | Recent 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 |
| 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 – 05/07/1898 | 65 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lawton | Lawton Constitution | 10/01/2006 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| McAlester | McAlester News-Capital & Democrat | 12/04/2007 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Miami | Miami News-Record | 12/03/1999 – Current | – | Recent 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 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Moore | American | 01/03/2007 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Muskogee | Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat | 02/18/2004 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Muskogee | Muskogee cimeter | 06/02/1904 – 08/27/1920 | 298 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norman | Norman Transcript | 09/19/2007 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Nowata | Nowata Star | 10/03/2012 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoman | 11/02/1981 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoman, The: Web Edition Articles | 12/14/2013 – Current | – | Recent 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 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City times | 12/03/1914 – 03/09/1920 | 1587 | Newspaper Archives |
| Owasso | Owasso Reporter | 03/01/2006 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Pauls Valley | Pauls Valley Daily Democrat | 09/08/2007 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Pawhuska | Pawhuska Journal-Capital | 07/01/2004 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Perry | Perry Daily Journal | 12/04/2012 – Current | – | Recent 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 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Pryor | Daily Times | 12/26/2007 – 04/21/2017 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Sacred Heart | Indian advocate | 01/01/1893 – 03/01/1910 | 133 | Newspaper Archives |
| Sand Springs | Sand Springs Leader | 03/18/2006 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Shawnee | Shawnee News-Star | 10/08/2009 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Skiatook | Skiatook Journal | 03/13/2006 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Stillwater | Stillwater News Press | 09/11/2007 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Tahlequah | Tahlequah Daily Press | 12/29/2005 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Tahlequah | Cherokee Advocate | 01/23/1845 – 07/03/1897 | 950 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tulsa | Native American Times | 10/27/2009 – 07/29/2016 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Tulsa | Tulsa World | 01/01/1989 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Tulsa | Tulsa World | 11/27/1810 – 01/01/1923 | 5298 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tulsa | Tulsa Business & Legal News | 07/05/2006 – 04/14/2017 | – | Recent 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 |
| Tuttle | Tuttle Times | 03/29/2006 – 01/27/2010 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Vinita | Vinita Daily Journal | 11/10/2012 – Current | – | Recent 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 |
| Wagoner | Wagoner Tribune | 03/16/2006 – 09/13/2016 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Wagoner | Wagoner County American-Tribune | 09/18/2016 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Waurika | Waurika News Democrat | 02/11/2010 – 01/23/2015 | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Weatherford | Weatherford Daily News | 11/27/2012 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
| Woodward | Woodward News | 04/26/2010 – Current | – | Recent Obituaries |
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