County · code 40125
Pottawatomie CountyOklahoma
Pottawatomie County is a county in Oklahoma, with its seat in Shawnee. The county was created in 1891.
- Founded1891
- County seatShawnee
- Named forPotawatomi
- Land area788 sq mi + 5.7 sq mi water
- Population72,454 2020 Census
Where it is
Pottawatomie 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 1891
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Pottawatomie County was formed in 1891, and named after Potawatomi. Shawnee is the county seat.
- 1891Pottawatomie County created County B, which became Pottawatomie, was created from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory by proclamation of the U. S. Asst. 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 Pottawatomie became a county in the state of Oklahoma. · Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:153
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Pottawatomie
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 Pottawatomie County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (pottawatomiecountyok.com).
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Pottawatomie 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
Pottawatomie by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Pottawatomie County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Pottawatomie County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County
- When was Pottawatomie County founded?
- Pottawatomie County was founded in 1891, and named after Potawatomi.
- What is the county seat of Pottawatomie County?
- The county seat of Pottawatomie County is Shawnee.
- Is there an online parcel map for Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County's boundary or name changed?
- Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie 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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