Covering an area of 1,290 sq mi and having a total population of over 8.8K with an amalgamation of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others with more than 3.5K housing units and 2.1K families, Woods County was established in 1893 with Alva as the county seat and the largest city of the county. It is located in the northwestern part of Oklahoma, on the Kansas border. It was named in the honor of Samuel Newitt Wood, a renowned Kansas populist.

Today the Woods County records index is extremely useful for those who are seeking to obtain information regarding familial Social Security Numbers, civil court data, marriage particulars, military service, death news, birth, war specifics, property deeds, separation license information, probates, colonization and naturalization details, census and various other details that can dig up the accurate, authentic and desired result one is looking for!