Creek County is named for the Creek North American tribe.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Pawnee County and Tulsa County
E – Tulsa County and Okmulgee County
S – Okfuskee County
W – Lincoln County and Payne County
Created: July 16, 1907 
County Seat:
Sapulpa 1907 – present
County Courthouse – Sapulpa
Location: 222 East Dewey Avenue / South Palk Street
Built: 1914 – 1915
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: Layton and Wemyss
Contractor: Manhattan Construction Company
Description: The building faces north and is a three story gray colored stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Sapulpa. The north front has a slightly projecting center section with entrance with small pediment above, on the first story. The second and third stories are recessed with six Corinthian columns and flanking double plain pilasters. Above is a large pediment at the center of the hipped roof. The first story has horizontal stone. In the interior is a central rotunda. The building houses the County District Court of the 24th Judicial District.
See: The architect, Layton and Forsyth ( and associated firms ), designed courthouses in Beckham County, Carter County, Craig County, Grady County, Greer County, Harmon County, Jefferson County, McIntosh County, Muskogee County, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma County, Pittsburg County and Washita County.
See: The contractor, Manhattan Construction Company, constructed courthouses in Oklahoma in Bryan County, Craig County, Garvin County, Logan County, Muskogee County, Noble County, Oklahoma County, Pawnee County and Tulsa County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Creek County Courthouse
See: The 24th Judicial District includes Okfuskee County and Okmulgee County.
History: The county was created in 1907 and Sapulpa was selected as the county seat 1n 1908. The first courthouse was a two story structure built by J O Hereford and John Eagan in 1901 to 1902 at a cost of $1,000. The building was a simple design with an arched entryway, shallow arches over the windows and a stepped false front. The county rented the building from 1908 until the second and present courthouse was constructed in 1914 to 1915 at a cost of $132,350.
County Administration Building – Sapulpa
Location: 312 East Lee Avenue / South Oak Street
Built: 1925 – 1927
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces south and is a three story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Sapulpa to the southeast of the courthouse. The south front has a high portico with Doric four columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. At the roof line, a stone and brick baluster shields the clay tile, hipped roof. In the interior there is a large ballroom on the third story.
Note: The building was the former Masonic Temple. In 1940 it was purchased a local glass manufacturing company and became known as the Collins Building. In the early 1990s, Creek County purchased the building and it is currently used for county offices. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Sapulpa. The County spent $400,000 renovating the building office space, and another $130,000 refurbishing the 3rd floor Masonic ballroom.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Old Masonic Lodge
County Courthouse – Bristow
Location: 110 West 7th Street / Elm Street
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces north and is a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Bristow. The building is a long rectangular shape with the court located at the west side and Bristow City Hall occupying the center and east side. The roof line is flat. The county rents the premises from the city.
County Courthouse – Sapulpha
County Administration Building – Sapulpa
Photos taken 2010