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Oklahoma Death 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.

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Police & jail

Oklahoma Death Row

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections offender information page links to its death row and fugitive lists, and explains how to write to, visit or send money to people in custody.

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Vital records

Oklahoma Marriage Search

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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McCurtain County at a glance

State
Oklahoma
County seat
Idabel
Population
30,814
Area
1,902 sq mi
Founded
1907
Cities and towns
15

McCurtain County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. McCurtain County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of McCurtain County.

Police Departments. In addition to McCurtain County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within McCurtain County, including the Idabel Police Department, Broken Bow Police Department, and Valliant Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. McCurtain County Sheriff's Office, located at 115 North 2nd Street in Idabel, Oklahoma 74745, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of McCurtain County. Arrest records in McCurtain County are public documents available under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, Title 51 O.S. McCurtain County also falls within McCurtain Countyal territory of the Choctaw Nation, and tribal law enforcement may have concurrent jurisdiction over certain matters involving tribal members on tribal lands.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in McCurtain County are maintained by McCurtain County Sheriff's Office.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in McCurtain County are taken and retained by McCurtain County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in McCurtain County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in McCurtain County

Old mine sites
40
Sites with no status in the records
1
Past producers, now closed
35
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
5
Producing when recorded
8
Worked underground, in the mine records
1
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Clay; crushed stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
84
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit, shale pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, quarry
Maps surveyed
1951 to 1993
Records behind them
152 records for 133 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 49 mine sites inside the county: 35 past producers, now closed, 5 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 8 sites producing when the record was made, 1 site with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 84 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Clay; crushed stone.

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.

Sevier County Red River County Choctaw County Pushmataha County Little River County Polk County Lamar County Idabel Hochatown Broken Bow Valliant Garvin Haworth Smithville Wright N 20 miles
McCurtain County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Oklahoma mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in McCurtain County (49 shown, 84 unnamed on the map)

Oklahoma abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

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.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in McCurtain County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 32 investigations in McCurtain County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $100,892 in back wages agreed for 169 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
32
Back wages agreed
$100,892
Workers due back wages
169
Civil money penalties
$69,083
Employers on the record
27
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Cielito Lindo Mexican Restaurant LLCIdabel3$35,14135
Robert McHenry Jr. Farm Labor ContractorBroken Bow1$23,9450
Heartway CorporationBroken Bow2$11,12962
Sooner elite LLCBroken Bow1$11,06110
Papa Poblano's of Oklahoma, Inc.Broken Bow2$5,44217
SMS Disaster Recovery, Inc.Broken Bow1$3,68620
Krasniqi Restaurant PartnershipIdabel1$3,08926
Tri-county hospice Inc.Idabel1$2,9604
The Watering Hole at Hochatown, LLC.Broken Bow1$2,4461
Wood Lumber Company, Westside Division, IncIdabel1$2,04016
H and H Associates, Inc.Idabel2$1,5415
Tyson Foods, Inc.Broken Bow2$481
Kashmir Enterprise, IncIdabel2$00
Kiamichi Youth Services IncIdabel1$00
Diary QueenIdabel1$00
Newton Investments, Inc.Idabel1$00
Whizco Construction, Inc.Valliant1$00
Great American Foods CorporationIdabel1$00
Sonic Broken Bow Inc.Broken Bow1$00
Ingalls Honey Inc.Valliant1$00
Gary Hess Contracting, Inc.Garvin1$00
Kiamichi Youth Services for McCurtain CountyIdabel1$00
Ping LinBroken Bow1$00
Chris Gibson Truck Repair, LLCBroken Bow1$00
Senior Citizens Center HaworthHaworth1$00

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 27 on the McCurtain County record; 9 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 2 more with smaller records are on the Oklahoma wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in McCurtain County, Oklahoma?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in McCurtain County. Ask that agency for its record. Attorney General Opinion 2012 OK AG 22 holds that a mug shot taken and kept by a law enforcement agency is an arrestee's physical description and so an open record that must be disclosed under the Open Records Act (51 O.S. 24A.8(A)).

How do I get a criminal background check in McCurtain County, Oklahoma?

The Oklahoma criminal history record comes from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). Request a name based check online through CHIRP at chirp.osbi.ok.gov; fingerprint based checks go by mail or in person, with fingerprinting at OSBI headquarters by appointment (405-848-6724). Fee: From November 1, 2026 (74 O.S. 150.9): $20.00 for a name based check and $25.00 for a state fingerprint based check.

How can I look up sex offenders in McCurtain County, Oklahoma?

Search the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in McCurtain County, Oklahoma?

Register with the county election board or through the Oklahoma State Election Board. You can also register online with the state online registration. Applications must be received at least 25 days before an election; online registration needs an Oklahoma driver license or state ID and a signature on file with Service Oklahoma.

How do I look up property records in McCurtain County, Oklahoma?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in McCurtain County are kept by the McCurtain County clerk. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in McCurtain County, Oklahoma?

Certified birth and death certificates for Oklahoma come from the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Vital Records Service. Online or by phone at (405) 426-8880 through the state's partner VitalChek, with mail delivery or Will Call pickup in Oklahoma City, Tulsa or McAlester, or by mail with check or money order payable to OSDH to Vital Records Service, PO Box 248964, Oklahoma City, OK 73124-8964; there is no walk in service. Fee: $20.00 for the first copy and $15 for each additional copy (online and phone orders).

How do I find business license records in McCurtain County, Oklahoma?

Business entity filings are searched with the Oklahoma Secretary of State. Many common business activities need no state license, but counties and municipalities may still require licenses for them, according to the state business portal.

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