Caddo County was created in 1901 as an Original County. The County was named for the Caddo tribe of Indians. The name is said to have meant "principal people" in their own language. The County Seat is Anadarko.
Counties adjacent to Caddo County are Blaine County (north), Canadian County (northeast), Grady County (east), Comanche County (south), Kiowa County (southwest), Washita County (west), Custer County (northwest)
Caddo County Cities & Towns Include Anadarko, Apache, Binger, Bridgeport, Carnegie, Cement, Cogar, Cyril, Eakly, Fort Cobb, Gracemont, Hinton, Hydro, Lookeba, Pine Ridge, Spring Creek

All Departments below can be contacted at the Caddo County Courthouse at PO Box 1427, Anadarko, OK 73005-1427; Phone: (405) 247-3105. NOTE: The record dates below are from the earliest date to present time.
Caddo County Clerk's Office has Birth Records from 1908, Death Records from 1908 and , Land Records from 1902.
The County Clerk's office is responsible for preserving all the legal instruments filed by private citizens and public officials with the County Clerk's office. The office maintains files of all real estate records, plats, judgments, liens, patents, military discharges, school records, county personnel, insurance and retirement records for employees, meeting notices, commissioners' proceedings and other documents. Although county clerks record births and deaths and provide information on request, certificates are available only from the Vital Records Section, State Department of Health
Caddo County Court Clerk's Office has Probate Records from 1901, Marriage Records from 1902, and Court Records from 1901.
The Court Clerk has the primary responsibility to record, file, and maintain permanent records of the proceedings of the District Court. We collect fines, fees, and forfeitures, and distribute the collected monies as provided by law to the appropriate agencies. There are numerous types of cases filed with the Court Clerk's Office some of which include: Civil, Small Claims, Probate, Guardianship, Adoption, Felony, Misdemeanor, Search Warrants, Licenses and more...
Caddo County Tax Assessors Office, PO Box 1427, Anadarko, OK 73005-1427; Phone: (405) 247-3105
The county assessor has the responsibility to appraise and assess the real and personal property within the county for the purpose of ad-valorem taxation. Also, the county assessor is required to compute the ad-valorem taxes due on all the taxable property. By law, the county assessor appraises all the taxable real property according to its fair cash value for which the property is actually being used.
The county treasurer or assessor may have tax or assessment records. Some tax records are stored in museums, historical, and/or genealogical societies' repositories. Published tax records for Oklahoma are almost nonexistent. Some duplicated copies of county tax records are stored in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, State Archives Division for security purposes, but are not available for research. Koplowitz, Guide to the Historical Records of Oklahoma, indicates location of county records, including those of tax and assessments.
Below is a list of online resources for Caddo County Court Records. Email us with websites containing Caddo County Court Records by clicking the link below:
Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events. They are prime sources for genealogical information.
Vital Records Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health, 1000 Northeast 10th, Oklahoma City, OK 73117;(405) 271-4040, They have the following records:
Below is a list of online resources for Caddo County Vital Records. Email us with websites containing Caddo County Vital Records by clicking the link below:

Few, if any, records reveal as many details about individuals and families as do government census records. Substitute records can be used when the official census is unavailable
Countywide Records: Federal Population Schedules that exist for Caddo County, Oklahoma are 1900, 1910, 1910, 1920 and 1940.There are free downloadable and printable Census forms to help with your research. These include U.S. Census Extraction Forms and U.K. Census Extraction Forms.
Below is a list of online resources for Caddo County Census Records. Email us with websites containing Caddo County Census Records by clicking the link below:
Below is a list of online resources for Caddo County Military Records. Email us with websites containing Caddo County Military Records by clicking the link below:
Below is a list of online resources for Caddo County Genealogical Addresses. Email us with websites containing Caddo County Genealogical Addresses by clicking the link below:
There are many churches and cemeteries in Caddo County. Some transcriptions are online. A great site is the Caddo County Tombstone Transcription Project.
Below is a list of online resources for Caddo County Cemetery & Church Records. Email us with websites containing Caddo County Cemetery & Church Records by clicking the link below:
Below is a list of online resources for Caddo County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information. Email us with websites containing Caddo County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information by clicking the link below: