08/22/2026
This has been an extremely long time in the making, but we are just beyond excited to make this announcement!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wagoner County Clerk Announces Completion of Historic Property Records Project
More than a century of Wagoner County property records is now searchable online at no charge to the public.
WAGONER COUNTY, Oklahoma — The Wagoner County Clerk’s Office is pleased to announce the completion of a major records preservation and accessibility project that makes Wagoner County property records dating from 1900 to the present searchable online.
The multi-year project involved indexing more than a century of property records, transforming records that once required an in-person visit to the courthouse and a manual search through index books and assistance from county staff, into a searchable digital resource available to the public online.
“We are very excited to now be able to provide access to more than 125 years of historical property records online, still at no cost to the public.” Said Wagoner County Clerk, Lori Hendricks. “These records tell so many stories. From someone researching the history of their family’s original tribal allotment to a title company researching property ownership today, it is really about recognizing that these records belong to the people of Wagoner County, and we want to make them as accessible as possible.”
Of particular historical significance, the online collection also provides access to tribal allotment information contained within Wagoner County’s early land records. These records document an important period in the history of land ownership in what eventually became Wagoner County and can provide valuable information for property research, historical research, and genealogy.
Funding for the project came from fees collected through the recording and filing of documents in the County Clerk’s Office, along with grant funding provided through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). “I am very thankful that the Board of Commissioners saw the importance of this project and elected to provide over $400,000.00 in ARPA grant funding to help complete it”, said Hendricks.
The expanded online system will benefit property owners, title companies, attorneys, real estate professionals, surveyors, genealogists, historians, and researchers, as well as members of the public.
“County government should constantly be looking for ways to use technology to make services more convenient and accessible for the people we serve,” Hendricks said. “But this project is about more than convenience. These records are part of Wagoner County’s history. Making our early land and allotment records available alongside the property records of today connects more than a century of our county’s history in one searchable resource.”
For additional information or assistance accessing the online records, contact the Wagoner County Clerk’s Office.
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