Ashabranner this book won the 1995 oklahoma book award in the childrens division, but is suitable for all ages. Summer in pittsburgh had a way of hating you, had a way of beating you down, getting into your bones and thoughts. Books about oklahoma or by oklahoma authors and book. Pittsburg county, oklahoma genealogy genealogy familysearch. Books and publications queries, questions and comments.
Pittsburg county, oklahoma independent genealogy and history. Unlike the state of oklahoma, whose county boundaries follow the precise northsouth, eastwest grid provided by oklahomas township and range system, the choctaw nation established its internal divisions using easily recognizable landmarks, such as mountains and rivers, as borders. Mcalester is the county seat and economic hub of the area, located at the crossings of state highways 69 and 270. The musical is based on lynn riggs 1931 play, green grow the lilacs. The tornado history project generates approximate paths through separate historical archives provided by the storm prediction center spc and the national climatic data center ncdc. In mcalester, the pittsburg county genealogical and historical society. Whitman of pittsburg county, has been in oklahoma since 1898. Formed november 16, 1907, pittsburg county is located in the rolling hills of southeastern oklahoma. A directory of libraries throughout the world mcalester oklahoma family history center source. A history of pottawatomie county, oklahoma, including the personalized accounts of the 64 ghost towns, the ten existing towns and the names of many that make up the citizenry and drama of this episodic era of those 74 communities established before.
In 1890 he moved to pike county, missouri, and formed the acquaintance of champ clark. Penned by local experts, each images of america book weaves the history of a community in stories and rare photos, from its beginnings to today. The county was formed at statehood in 1907 from a part of the choctaw nation. Compare properties, browse amenities and find your ideal in pittsburg county, oklahoma. Located in eastcentral oklahoma, pittsburg county, created at 1907 statehood, incorporates 1,377. Independent links to oklahoma counties history and genealogy. Circa 1930 city directories available at nara national. This microfilm is not available for sale from nara. Many books are housed in the library, from books about genealogy to family histories. He was born in adams county, indiana, april 10, 1859, and was educated in the common schools of that state. Map, 1910 to 1919, oklahoma, american memory library of. Statewide collections are found on the oklahoma newspapers and obituaries page.
Paths generated from the ncdc data are typically more detailed, but neither archive gives exact path information. Our valuation model utilizes over 20 fieldlevel and macroeconomic variables to estimate the price of an individual plot of land. The pittsburg county town of pittsburg is located approximately twenty miles southeast of mcalester on state highway 63. The pittsburg county genealogical and historical society library holds a wealth of resources for genealogy research. Historic pittsburgh book collection historic pittsburgh. Early explorers and traders traveled the area in the 1700s. Ive read through this book of wonderful early photos of pittsburg county, oklahoma and find it as useful as my other 7 arcadia printing publication in helping to understand the life of our ancestors. Rilla askews book the mercy seat is about a family that settles in the ouachitas in the late 1800s. Pittsburg county county clerk public land records for oklahoma.
Volunteers dedicated to free genealogy our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. Library directory for pittsburg county, oklahoma source. This page lists microfilmed city directories available at national archives building, 700 pennsylvania ave. Search pittsburg county public property records online. Taxable property includes land and commercial properties, often referred to as real property or real estate, and fixed assets owned by businesses, often referred to as personal property. Donate to pittsburg county genealogical and historical society, inc. Pittsburg county, encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture, oklahoma historical. Only the strongest survived the humidity of pittsburgh summers, until winter came on and brought with it a test of a different sort, to see who was strong enough to make it to summer. The official facebook page is pittsburg county genealogical and historical society. Located in southeastern oklahoma, pittsburg county was named after pittsburgh, pennsylvania.
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Oklahoma census records from 19001930 and american indian rolls for the five civilized tribes are available on microfilm. The table below compares pittsburg county to the other 77 counties and county equivalents in oklahoma by rank and percentile using july 1, 2019 data. Pittsburg county oklahoma, genealogy and history, formerly. Familysearch periodical source index search pittsburg county, oklahoma source. All data and images belong to the respective county clerk offices. Pittsburg county the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. Land for sale in pittsburg county, oklahoma lands of america. There are 22,297 agricultural parcels in pittsburg county, ok and the average soil rating, as measured by nccpi, is 31. Pittsburg county genealogical and historical society, inc. Pittsburg, ok three day weather forecast accuweather. Genealogy buffs can now trace their ancestors in pittsburg county oklahoma using our.
Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Guide to pittsburg county, oklahoma ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and. It was named after pittsburgh, pennsylvania, with the h removed, the city of origin of one of the first settlers. Official register of the us phone books smiths first directory of oklahoma territory, 1890 teachers reports, dawes commission. Visit the oklahoma historical society research center. Mcalester, oklahoma 74501 pittsburg county was formed on july 16, 1907 as an original county from choctaw land. Lepthien a brief history of the choctaw tribe for juvenile readers.
Fileviewer provides access to scanned indexes and image of the historical and current documents, indexes and plats for real property, and oil and gas records all over texas and new mexico. Arcadia publishing local and regional history books. The center promotes the past, current, and future works of oklahoma authors. Named for the city of pittsburgh, pa, the final h having been dropped. Guide to pittsburg county, oklahoma ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. The county was named by its comparison to pittsburgh, pennsylvania, due to. Rural water systems in oklahoma pittsburgh county water system mapping r 12 e r e r 14 e r 15 e r 16 e r 17 e t 2 n t 3 n t 4 n t 5 n t 6 n t 7 n t 8 n t 9 n. Records detailing the grave relocation project due to the construction of. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Usa 1,012,695 oklahoma 17,639 oklahoma newspapers and obituaries 5,584 pittsburg county newspapers and obituaries note. Travel oklahoma tulsa oklahoma oklahoma city muskogee oklahoma tulsa time stuff to do things to do best memories travel memories center of the universe, tulsa. Numerous genealogical resources are available in the oklahoma history center for tracing your family history.
The historic pittsburgh book collection comprises published material from the 19th and 20th centuries that document pittsburgh in the printed word. According to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area. Genealogy trails history group pittsburg county, oklahoma independent genealogy and history source. Step right on to main street at any point in history, and be immersed in the wonder and unique flavor of life in your town, or any town in america. Pittsburg county, oklahoma created in 1907 from choctaw lands. The societys latest project to date has been the publication, in 1997, of a 594 page history book, pittsburg county oklahoma, people and places. The photos are identified as to location and a little history of the happening.
Because the county had already experienced coal production, leaders suggested the name pittsburg, referring to pittsburgh, pennsylvania, comparing the county s large coal quantity to the northern state. Pittsburg county the encyclopedia of oklahoma history. Includes index, patrons reference directory with agricultural data, and portraits of early harper county residents. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
Pittsburg county and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The historic pittsburgh book collection contains publications from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that document pittsburgharea history and culture. Donald harington wrote a number of books set in the ozarks. Set in farm country outside the town of claremore, indian territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl laurey williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy curly mclain and the sinister and. Pittsburg is a town in pittsburg county, oklahoma, united states. Pittsburg county, ok jail inmate lookup name search. The area forming pittsburg county was part of the choctaw nation after the choctaw tribe was forced to relocate to indian territory from its home in the southeastern united states in the early 1830s. Pittsburg county is situated in the southeastern part of oklahoma. A history of pottawatomie county, oklahoma, including the personalized accounts of the 64 ghost towns, the ten existing towns and the names of many that make up the citizenry and drama of this episodic era of those 74 communities established before statehood in 1907. Whats online the historic pittsburgh book collection contains publications from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that document pittsburgh area history and culture.
The societys building is adjacent to the pittsburg county court house. In 2010 pittsburg countys incorporated towns included alderson, ashland, canadian, crowder, haileyville, hartshorne, indianola, kiowa, krebs, mcalester. Pittsburg the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. Water system mapping oklahoma water resources board. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of.