Oklahoma, Ellis County
Where Fargo's records are kept. Court and property records for Fargo sit with Ellis County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Oklahoma.
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As a small town, Fargo relies on Ellis County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. 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.
Open official site Oklahoma Vital Records Birth CertificatesState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Oklahoma Secretary of State.
Open official site Oklahoma Business & Corporation SearchVital records
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.
Open official site Oklahoma Death RecordsPolice & jail
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections offender information page: the offender lookup, the death row list and fugitive postings for people held under state sentence.
Open official site Oklahoma Death RowVital records
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.
Open official site Oklahoma Marriage SearchState records
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.
Open official site Oklahoma State Treasurer Unclaimed PropertyEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Fargo, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Fargo is an incorporated place in Ellis County, a place of 312 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Arnett, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Our Ellis County page lists each county office.
Same county
Other places in Ellis County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Ellis County records are on the county page.