County · code 40149
Washita CountyOklahoma
Washita County is located in Oklahoma and has its county seat in New Cordell. The county was created in 1891 and named after the Washita River.
- Founded1900
- County seatNew Cordell
- Named forWashita River
- Land area1,003 sq mi + 5.6 sq mi water
- Population10,924 2020 Census
Where it is
Washita 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 1900
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Washita County was formed in 1900, and named after Washita River. New Cordell is the county seat.
- 1891Washita County created County H, which became Washita, 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
- 1901Gained territory Washita gained part of County I (the Wichita Indian Reservation), and gained from non-county area in Oklahoma Territory (part of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation).from County I· "President's Proclamation, The Boundary Lines," The Daily Oklahoman [newspaper], 9 July 1901; Morris, 124
- 1907Became part of Oklahoma Washita became a county in the state of Oklahoma. · Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:155
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Washita
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 Washita 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 Washita 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
Washita 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 Washita 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 Washita County
- When was Washita County founded?
- Washita County was founded in 1900, and named after Washita River.
- What is the county seat of Washita County?
- The county seat of Washita County is New Cordell.
- Is there an online parcel map for Washita 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 Washita County's boundary or name changed?
- Washita County was created in 1891. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving County I.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Washita 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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