History of Coal
County, Oklahoma
Coal County was formed from the Choctaw Nation, the name being derived from the fact that coal underlies a large
part of the county and is one of the chief sources of industry.
Its area is 522 square miles.
The surface is rolling and mining and agriculture are the principal industries.
Population 3,255 (In 1912)
County Seat, Lehigh
1907 Officers
County Judge .................R. H. Wells .......Democrat
County Clerk .................Felix Gibson .......Democrat
County Attorney ..............J. R. Wood .........Democrat
Register of Deeds.............C. E. Davis .........Democrat
Clerk District Court...........H. A. Davis.........Democrat
Supt. Public Instruction.......Ellela Allen ........Democrat
Sheriff......................J F. Murphy ...............Democrat
County Treasurer ..........Patrick Greenan ….Democrat
County Surveyor ..............A. K. Buzbee ......Democrat
County Commissioners..........W. S. Hall.........Democrat.
County Commissioners..........J. W. Boyle.........Democrat
County Commissioners..........J. C. Thomas .......Democrat
County Weigher..............F. E. Bristow .......Democrat
Population, 1907 - 15,585 1910 - 15,817
1912 County Officers
County Seat, Coalgate
County Judge .................R. H. Wells .............Democrat
County Clerk .................Felix Gibson ............Democrat
County Attorney ..............Jas. R. Wood ...........Democrat
Register of Deeds ............C. E. Davis ..............Democrat
Clerk District Court...........C. L. Cardwell ...........Democrat
Supt. Public Instruction.......M. H. Cay wood ..........Democrat
Sheriff ......................J. R. Murphy ...........Democrat
County Treasurer .............Patrick Greenan..........Democrat
County Surveyor..............E. T. Brown .............Democrat
County Assessor ..............Thos. Roach ............Democrat
County Commissioners........P. R. Flatt ..............Democrat
W. E. Jacobs ...........Democrat
A. W. Cole ..............Democrat
County Weigher ..............George Warren ..........Democrat
Transcribed and Contributed by: Frances Cooley
The Oklahoma Red Book, Vol. II, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - 1912
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