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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Pontotoc County is in the south central part of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,492. Its county seat is Ada. The county was created at statehood from part of the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory. It was named for a historic Chickasaw tribal area in Mississippi. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Pontotoc is usually translated "cattail prairie" or "land of hanging grapes."
Pontotoc County comprises the Ada, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Chickasaw Nation's headquarters are in Ada.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1906 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1906 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1907 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1907 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1907 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1907 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1907 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1908 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1907 | 23,057
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| 1910 | 24,331
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| 1920 | 30,949
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| 1930 | 32,469
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| 1940 | 39,792
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| 1950 | 30,875
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| 1960 | 28,089
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| 1970 | 27,867
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| 1980 | 32,598
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| 1990 | 34,119
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm
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