Nowata County was created on July 16, 1907 from Cherokee lands. The County was named for its county seat town. The name is said to be a corruption of the Delaware Indian word "Noweeta" meaning "welcome." The County Seat is Nowata.
Counties adjacent to Nowata County are Montgomery County, Kansas (north), Labette County, Kansas (northeast), Craig County (east), Rogers County (south), Washington County (west)
Nowata County Cities & Towns Include Delaware, Lenapah, New Alluwe, Nowata, South Coffeyville, Wann

All Departments below can be contacted at the Nowata County Courthouse at 229 N Maple St, Nowata, OK 74048-2654; Phone: (918) 273-0175. NOTE: The record dates below are from the earliest date to present time.
Nowata County Clerk's Office has Birth Records from 1908, Death Records from 1908 and , Land Records from 1909.
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
Nowata County Court Clerk's Office has Probate Records from 1907, Marriage Records from 1907, and Court Records from 1907.
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...
Nowata County Tax Assessors Office, 229 N Maple St, Nowata, OK 74048-2654; Phone: (918) 273-0175
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 Nowata County Court Records. Email us with websites containing Nowata 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 Nowata County Vital Records. Email us with websites containing Nowata 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 Nowata County, Oklahoma are 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 Nowata County Census Records. Email us with websites containing Nowata County Census Records by clicking the link below:
Below is a list of online resources for Nowata County Military Records. Email us with websites containing Nowata County Military Records by clicking the link below:
Below is a list of online resources for Nowata County Genealogical Addresses. Email us with websites containing Nowata County Genealogical Addresses by clicking the link below:
There are many churches and cemeteries in Nowata County. Some transcriptions are online. A great site is the Nowata County Tombstone Transcription Project.
Below is a list of online resources for Nowata County Cemetery & Church Records. Email us with websites containing Nowata County Cemetery & Church Records by clicking the link below:
Below is a list of online resources for Nowata County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information. Email us with websites containing Nowata County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information by clicking the link below: