Oklahoma, Washita County
Where Burns Flat's records are kept. Court and property records for Burns Flat sit with Washita County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Oklahoma.
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As a small town, Burns Flat relies on Washita County and the State of Oklahoma for its public records. The cards below are the Oklahoma state offices, and the Washita County offices are on our Washita County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Vital records
Oklahoma State Department of Health Vital Records page for certified birth certificates, ordered online or by phone with will call pickup in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and McAlester; online orders mail within two business days.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Oklahoma Secretary of State.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health Division of Vital Records registers every death in the state and issues certified copies to eligible applicants for a fee, including Will Call pickup.
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The Oklahoma Department of Corrections offender information page: the offender lookup, the death row list and fugitive postings for people held under state sentence.
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The CDC Where to Write guide for Oklahoma says marriage records are kept by the court clerk in the county that issued the license. Birth and death copies come from the State Department of Health.
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Oklahoma State Treasurer unclaimed property program, which returns unclaimed cash, stock certificates, jewelry and other property to owners, with a property search, claim status, holder reporting and satellite offices in Muskogee and Clinton.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Burns Flat, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Burns Flat is an incorporated place in Washita County, a place of 1,948 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Cordell, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Washita County page for every county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 3 investigations with a Burns Flat address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $18,524 in back wages agreed for 14 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Coop | 1 | $11,084 | 1 |
| Burns Flat Cooperative Association | 1 | $1,674 | 7 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Burns Flat, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Oklahoma wage theft records page ranks the whole state.