Oklahoma, Comanche County
Where Lawton's records are kept. Lawton has its own city government, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Lawton's own offices, along with State of Oklahoma offices; the Comanche County offices are on our Comanche County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State 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
Oklahoma City bankruptcy court at 215 Dean A McGee Avenue, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays; new paper cases are not accepted at the front counter after 4:00 p.m., and hearing dockets are posted.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western 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 CheckFederal
QuickFacts from the Census Bureau for the city of Lawton, Oklahoma: 2020 Census count of 90,381, current population estimate, age and sex, housing, median gross rent, veterans and business counts.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Lawton city website with iHelp Lawton reports for blight and road problems, council meetings, open records requests, job postings and the city budget. Contact: 212 SW 9th Street, 580-581-3500.
Open official site City of LawtonPolice & jail
10 SW 4TH STREET Lawton, Oklahoma 73501 Phone (580) 581-3500 Fax (580) 581-3535
Open official site Lawton Police DepartmentCity records
623 SW D Ave Lawton, OK 73501-4507 (580) 581-3280
Open official site City Of Lawton Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
20 more Lawton sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Lawton, a place of 90,381 people, is the seat of Comanche County. Court and property records sit with Comanche County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Oklahoma. Lawton's own offices are in the cards above, and our Comanche 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 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 4 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Copper.
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 Lawton.
Deeds for property in Lawton are recorded by the Comanche County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Comanche 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.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.