Oklahoma, Muskogee County
Where Taft's records are kept. Taft has its own police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Taft's own offices, along with the Muskogee County and State of Oklahoma offices that keep the rest of its public records. 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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In 1980 Bert left the Sheriff's Department to open a trucking company in Oklahoma but returned to law enforcement in April 1987.
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Sheriff Andy Simmons is a dynamic leader who brings a unique blend of military discipline, extensive law enforcement experience, and a steadfast.
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Docket Results are updated at least weekly and daily in some instances.
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Local record guide
Local profile
Taft, a place of 174 people, is in Muskogee County, whose county seat is Muskogee. Court and property records sit with Muskogee County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Oklahoma. Taft's own offices are in the cards above, and our Muskogee County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Taft sits over the Western Region and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by Oklahoma Department of Mines, Historic Underground Mining Maps and that office is where to ask for them.
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.
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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 Taft.
Deeds for property in Taft are recorded by the Muskogee County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Muskogee 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.
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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.