|
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Beckham County is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,119. Its county seat is Sayre. Founded upon statehood in 1907, Beckham County was named for J. C. W. Beckham, who was Governor of Kentucky and the first popularly elected member of the United States Senate from Kentucky. Beckham County comprises the Elk City, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area.
(Beckham County, Kentucky was organized and named on February 9, 1904, but was dissolved April 29, 1904, by the Kentucky Court of Appeals because it did not conform to state law.)
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
|
1895 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
1900 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
1907 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
1907 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
|
1907 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
1907 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
|
1907 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
1908 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
|
1907 | 17,758
|
1910 | 19,699
|
1920 | 18,989
|
1930 | 28,991
|
1940 | 22,169
|
1950 | 21,627
|
1960 | 17,782
|
1970 | 15,754
|
1980 | 19,243
|
1990 | 18,812
|
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~okbeckha/
|
|