Oklahoma, Pontotoc County
Where Ada's records are kept. Ada has its own city government, fire department and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Ada's own offices, along with State of Oklahoma offices; the Pontotoc County offices are on our Pontotoc County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Federal
Census Bureau QuickFacts profile of Ada city, Oklahoma: a July 1, 2025 population estimate of 16,660, against 16,481 at the 2020 Census, with age, race, housing, income, education and business figures.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center holdings for family history, from cemetery books and birth, death and marriage indexes to the Dawes Rolls and other American Indian records, plus a research request service.
Open official site Oklahoma Historical Society GenealogyCounty court
Bankruptcy court for eastern Oklahoma, located in Muskogee. Offers dockets, local rules and general orders, opinions, hearing dates for motions, an unclaimed funds locator and online payment.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of OklahomaCounty court
Oklahoma State Courts Network docket search, run by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, with case number lookup in district and appellate courts and daily docket and filing reports; counties outside OSCN have a separate search.
Open official site OSCN Docket SearchVital records
Oklahoma State Department of Health FAQ on ordering birth and death certificates by mail, phone or VitalChek online; records are confidential, birth filing began in 1908, and the search fee is $15 per record.
Open official site Oklahoma State Department of Health Vital Records ServicePolice & jail
OSBI clearinghouse helping police and families find missing people; reports go to local law enforcement first, and its Oklahoma Missing Persons Index, drawn from NCIC, lists names, ages and descriptions.
Open official site Oklahoma Missing Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
Fugitives wanted for murder, sex crimes, assault, drug trafficking and robbery, listed by the Oklahoma Attorney General with the U.S. Marshals Service; some carry rewards, and tips go to the OAG tipline.
Open official site Oklahoma Attorney General Most WantedPolice & jail
Run by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, the registry lets the public search registered sex offenders in Oklahoma by name or location and view offense details, physical descriptions and residence information.
Open official site Oklahoma Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
OSBI is Oklahoma's repository for criminal history, open to the public: request online through CHIRP or by mail, fax or in person at 6600 N. Harvey, Oklahoma City; name searches cost $15, fingerprint checks $19.
Open official site OSBI Criminal History Background CheckCity records
Ada Fire Department, a career department of 32 uniformed personnel in two stations, answers fires, medical calls, hazmat and rescue, and handles burn permits, inspections and fire reports.
Open official site Ada Fire DepartmentCity records
Ada city government at 231 S Townsend Street, with agendas and minutes, GIS maps, utilities, the library, community development applications and forms, jobs and bids.
Open official site City of AdaPolice & jail
Ada Police Department at 117 W 13th Street, with administrative, patrol, investigations, animal control and records divisions, plus sex offender and narcotic offender maps.
Open official site Ada Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
13 more Ada sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Ada, a place of 16,481 people, is the seat of Pontotoc County. Court and property records sit with Pontotoc County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Oklahoma. Ada's own offices are in the cards above, and our Pontotoc County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 5 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 3 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 9 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Copper; construction sand and gravel.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Oklahoma is run by the Oklahoma State Election Board and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Ada.
Deeds for property in Ada are recorded by the Pontotoc County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Pontotoc County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Oklahoma come from the state vital records office, Oklahoma Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.