County · code 40043
Dewey CountyOklahoma
Dewey County is a county in Oklahoma, with its seat in Taloga. The county was formed in 1892 and named after George Dewey.
- Founded1892
- County seatTaloga
- Named forGeorge Dewey
- Land area1,000 sq mi + 8.8 sq mi water
- Population4,484 2020 Census
Where it is
Dewey on the map of Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 77 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Founded in 1892
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Dewey County was formed in 1892, and named after George Dewey. Taloga is the county seat.
- 1891Dewey County created County D, which became Dewey, was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Secretary of the Interior.from U. S.· "Will Open," Weekly Oklahoma State Capital [newspaper], 25 July 1891; Morris, 119-120; Morris, Goins, and McReynolds, map 54
- 1907Became part of Oklahoma Dewey became a county in the state of Oklahoma. · Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:145
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Dewey
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Dewey County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office.
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Dewey County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Dewey by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Dewey County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Dewey County
- When was Dewey County founded?
- Dewey County was founded in 1892, and named after George Dewey.
- What is the county seat of Dewey County?
- The county seat of Dewey County is Taloga.
- Is there an online parcel map for Dewey County?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Dewey County's boundary or name changed?
- Dewey County was created in 1891. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Dewey County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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