Lincoln County
Oklahoma Trails To The Past
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 In 1890September 22, 1891 the Jerome Commission (also known as the Cherokee Commission) negotiated an individual allotment agreement with the American Indians in the area except the Kickapoo. This made available land to be opened by run into an area that would include County A, later Lincoln County. The run occurred on September 22, 1891, when approximately twenty thousand people lined up to claim 6,097 homesteads. Because the town site of the county seat had not been surveyed, a separate run was held for Chandler on September 28, 1891. In May 1895, after the Kickapoo gave up their tribal claims, Lincoln County was rounded out in the last run in Oklahoma history. County A was accorded its name in a plebiscite of the residents soon after the first land runs. The name Lincoln won over Sac and Fox and Springer by 43 per cent of the vote.The center of population of Oklahoma is located in Lincoln County, in the town of Sparks | Links |
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Lincoln County E-mail List on Rootsweb | ||
Lincoln County Query Board on Rootsweb | ||
Lincoln COunty Query Board on Genforum | ||
Lincoln County Cemeteriy Listings on Interment.net | ||
Lincoln COunty Cemetery Listings on OKcemeteries.net | ||
Lincoln County Cemetery Listings on Find A Grave | ||
Free Records Search at Familysearch Org | ||
Lincoln County Courthouse | Adjacent Counties |
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