Oklahoma, Garvin County
Where Stratford's records are kept. Court and property records for Stratford sit with Garvin County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Oklahoma.
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As a small town, Stratford relies on Garvin 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.
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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 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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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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The official website of the Garvin County Sheriff's Office, the elected law enforcement agency for Garvin County, Oklahoma.
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Docket Results are updated at least weekly and daily in some instances.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Stratford, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Stratford, a place of 1,405 people, keeps its own council and town business records. Pauls Valley, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Garvin County office is listed on our Garvin County page.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 2 investigations with a Stratford address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $17,596 in back wages agreed for 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peach Crest Farms LLC | 1 | $17,596 | 50 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Stratford, 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.
Same county
Other places in Garvin County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Garvin County records are on the county page.