Tillman County Courthouse Information

Tillman County has been described as "where cotton and wheat meet," being a large producer of cotton and wheat. It also produces alfalfa, Milo, peanuts, gaur, Sudan, soybeans, vegetables, melons, and fruit, while producing plenty of lush grassland for raising cattle and horses. The fertile lands are comparatively level and slightly rolling and dotted with oil wells both old and new. Lake Frederick, a nine hundred acre lake, smaller lakes, farm ponds and boundary rivers afford fishing for our sportsmen. There is an abundance of wildlife for the delight of hunters and photographers. Dove, quail, wild turkey, duck, geese, crane, crow, bobcat, raccoon, rabbit, coyote, squirrel, red fox and deer are all found here. Many hunters come into the county for the quail and dove seasons. Probably the most famous hunter coming here to hunt for wolves was Teddy Roosevelt. The hunt was conducted at Panther Springs. During World War II, and Air Force training base for B-25 bomber pilots was located in Frederick. It was a large base with a concrete runway. It was quit claim deeded to the City of Frederick in 1944. This is now used as an auxiliary airfield by Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, and also by the local airport. The Historical Society and Arts and Humanities Council have restored many buildings and opened a museum in Frederick, The Old Ramona Theatre building has been renovated and restored to its beautiful original condition. It is registered as a National Historic Site. The county seat was born when the last frontier in Oklahoma was opened for settlement. It sprang out of the prairie when the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache lands were allotted in 1901. A railroad official for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad came through on a tour of inspection of the company's new properties and named the new town for his son, Frederick. In 1906 came the opening of the big pasture which included the eastern part of the county. In 1907 came statehood and the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention created the County of ...